6-CVn (Star)
Color-magnitude diagram
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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From Cambridge , 6-CVn is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 22:49 (EST) and reaching an altitude of 60° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:29.
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Name
6-CVn
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 12h25m50s [4] |
| Declination: | +39°01'06" [4] |
| Constellation: | Canes Venatici |
| Magnitude: | 5.02 (V) [2] 6.21 (BT) [2] 5.12 (VT) [2] 4.77 (G) [4] 5.24 (BP) [4] 4.15 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 75.4 parsec 245.7 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.93 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 84.8 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 246.7° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 0.63 |
Visibility from Cambridge
All times shown in Cambridge local time.