Cor Caroli (α CVn)
Cor Caroli (α CVn) is a double star in the constellation Canes Venatici, magnitude 2.9.
An easy, attractive pair in Canes Venatici for any small telescope. Its components (magnitudes 2.9 and 5.5) lie 19.2″ apart at PA 229° (measured 2023).
When and where to see it
It is best placed in the evening sky around May, when it crosses the meridian at about 10 pm local time (around midnight in April). It can be seen from everywhere north of 52°S and never sets north of 52°N.
At its highest it stands 78° up from 50°N, 87° up from 35°N, 52° up from the equator, 17° up from 35°S.
Facts
- Type
- Double star
- Constellation
- Canes Venatici
- Designations
- α CVn, Alpha Canum Venaticorum, α² CVn, Alpha² Canum Venaticorum, α¹ CVn, Alpha¹ Canum Venaticorum, 12 CVn, 12 Canum Venaticorum, STF 1692, HIP 63125
- Magnitude
- 2.9
- Position
- RA 12h 56.0m, Dec +38° 19′ (J2000)
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