TU 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 , TU CVn is visible all night. It will become visible around 18:57 (EST) as the dusk sky fades, 22° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:44, 83° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:11, 52° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
TU CVn
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Object Type
Star
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Position
| Constellation: | Canes Venatici |
| Magnitude: Variable | 5.87 (V) [1] 7.73 (BT) [1] 6.02 (VT) [1] 4.13 (G) [2] 6.13 (BP) [2] 3.03 (RP) [2] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.45 |
| Right ascension: | 12h54m56s [2] |
| Declination: | +47°11'48" [2] |
| Distance: | 274.3 parsec 894.3 lightyrs [2] |
| Proper motion (speed): | 19.9 mas/yr [2] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 252.0° |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -1.32 |
Visibility from Fairfield
All times shown in Fairfield local time.