BK-CVn (Star)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.

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From Cambridge , BK-CVn is visible in the dawn sky, becoming accessible around 01:36 (EST), when it reaches an altitude of 20° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach an altitude of 53° before fading from view as dawn breaks at 05:29.

Name BK-CVn
Object type Star
Other names
BK CVn
21-CVn
21 Canum Venaticorum
HR 5023[1]
HD 115735
HIP 64906[3]
TYC 3462-2651-1[2]
Gaia EDR3- 1556189972738829184[4]
Position
Right ascension:13h18m14s [4]
Declination:+49°40'55" [4]
Constellation:Canes Venatici
Magnitude:
Variable
5.14 (V) [2]
5.07 (BT) [2]
5.13 (VT) [2]
5.13 (G) [4]
5.10 (BP) [4]
5.16 (RP) [4]
Distance:85.5 parsec
278.7 lightyrs [4]
B-V Color (mag):-0.05
Proper motion (speed):38.8 mas/yr[4]
Proper motion (pos ang):294.9°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):0.48

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