5-CVn (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , 5-CVn will become visible at around 21:43 (EDT), 46° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, becoming tricky to observe after 01:03 when it dips 19° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
5-CVn
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 12h24m01s [4] |
| Declination: | +51°33'44" [4] |
| Constellation: | Canes Venatici |
| Magnitude: Variable | 4.77 (V) [2] 5.86 (BT) [2] 4.86 (VT) [2] 4.54 (G) [4] 4.98 (BP) [4] 3.93 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 115.4 parsec 376.3 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.85 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 17.2 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 48.8° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -0.54 |
Sources