3-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 Fairfield , 3-CVn is visible in the dawn sky, becoming accessible around 01:00 (EST), when it reaches an altitude of 20° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach an altitude of 62° before fading from view as dawn breaks at 05:36.
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Name
3-CVn
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 12h19m48s [4] |
| Declination: | +48°59'03" [4] |
| Constellation: | Canes Venatici |
| Magnitude: | 5.30 (V) [2] 7.41 (BT) [2] 5.47 (VT) [2] 4.52 (G) [4] 5.55 (BP) [4] 3.52 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 195.2 parsec 636.3 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.65 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 15.0 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 292.7° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -1.16 |
Visibility from Fairfield
All times shown in Fairfield local time.