Cor Caroli
Sign in to saveAlso known as Alpha Canum Venaticorum, α Canum Venaticorum, 12 Canum Venaticorum, 12 CVn, α CVn
star in Canes Venatici
Key facts
- Constellation
- Canes Venatici
- Right ascension
- 12 56 01.66622
- Declination
- +38 ° 19 ′ 06.1541 ″
- Apparent magnitude v
- 2.84 to 2.98
- Evolutionary stage
- main sequence
- Spectral type
- A0pSiEuHg
- U b color index
- −0.32
- B v color index
- −0.12
- Variable type
- α CVn
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- star
- Named after
- Charles I of England
- Constellation
- Canes Venatici
- Distance from Earth
- 33.7837837837838
- Image
- Cor Caroli 2011-03-01.jpeg
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- Commons category
- Cor Caroli
- right ascension
- 12.9338447
- catalog code
- WDS J12560+3819AB
- declination
- 38.31824617
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Encyclopedic overview
Cor Caroli /ˌkɔːr ˈkærəlaɪ/ is a binary star in the northern constellation of Canes Venatici. It is the brightest star in the constellation, lying at the third magnitude. The International Astronomical Union uses the name "Cor Caroli" specifically for the brighter star of the binary. The system has the Bayer designation Alpha Canum Venaticorum or α Canum Venaticorum.
Nomenclature
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Cor Caroli” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.