HIP65746 is the reference name for the star in the Hipparcos Star Catalogue.
CN Canum Venaticorum has alternative name(s) :- , CN CVn.
BD number is the number that the star was filed under in the Durchmusterung or Bonner Durchmusterung, a star catalogue that was put together by the Bonn Observatory between 1859 to 1903. The star's BD Number is BD+43 2336.
More details on objects' alternative names can be found at Star Names .
The location of the giant star in the night sky is determined by the Right Ascension (R.A.) and Declination (Dec.), these are equivalent to the Longitude and Latitude on the Earth. The Right Ascension is how far expressed in time (hh:mm:ss) the star is along the celestial equator. If the R.A. is positive then its eastwards. The Declination is how far north or south the object is compared to the celestial equator and is expressed in degrees. For CN Canum Venaticorum, the location is 13h 28m 37.77 and +42° 45` 33.7 .
All stars like planets orbit round a central spot, in the case of planets, its the central star such as the Sun. In the case of a star, its the galactic centre. The constellations that we see today will be different than they were 50,000 years ago or 50,000 years from now. Proper Motion details the movements of these stars and are measured in milliarcseconds. The star is moving 6.93 ± 0.85 milliarcseconds/year towards the north and -10.73 ± 1.23 milliarcseconds/year east if we saw them in the horizon. . When the value is negative then the star and the Sun are getting closer to one another, likewise, a positive number means that two stars are moving away. Its nothing to fear as the stars are so far apart, they won't collide in our life-time, if ever.
Based on the star's spectral type of K2III , CN Canum Venaticorum's colour and type is orange to red giant star. The star has a B-V Colour Index of 1.4 which means the star's temperature is about 4,159 Kelvin. The temperature was calculated using information from Morgans @ Uni.edu.
CN Canum Venaticorum estimated radius has been calculated as being 13.27 times bigger than the Sun. The Sun's radius is 695,800km, therefore the star's radius is an estimated 9,234,290.01.km. If you need the diameter of the star, you just need to multiple the radius by 2. However with the 2007 release of updated Hipparcos files, the radius is now calculated at being round 10.21. The figure is derived at by using the formula from SDSS rather than peer reviewed papers. It has been known to produce widely incorrect figures.
CN Canum Venaticorum has an apparent magnitude of 9.42 which is how bright we see the star from Earth. Apparent Magnitude is also known as Visual Magnitude. If you used the 1997 Parallax value, you would get an absolute magnitude of 0.66 If you used the 2007 Parallax value, you would get an absolute magnitude of 1.23. Magnitude, whether it be apparent/visual or absolute magnitude is measured by a number, the smaller the number, the brighter the Star is. Our own Sun is the brightest star and therefore has the lowest of all magnitudes, -26.74. A faint star will have a high number.
Using the original Hipparcos data that was released in 1997, the parallax to the star was given as 1.77 which gave the calculated distance to CN Canum Venaticorum as 1842.73 light years away from Earth or 564.97 parsecs. If you want that in miles, it is about 10,832,719,333,926,633.66, based on 1 Ly = 5,878,625,373,183.61 miles.
In 2007, Hipparcos data was revised with a new parallax of 2.30 which put CN Canum Venaticorum at a distance of 1418.10 light years or 434.78 parsecs. It should not be taken as though the star is moving closer or further away from us. It is purely that the distance was recalculated.
Using the 2007 distance, the star is roughly 89,679,187.57 Astronomical Units from the Earth/Sun give or take a few. An Astronomical Unit is the distance between Earth and the Sun. The number of A.U. is the number of times that the star is from the Earth compared to the Sun.
The time it will take to travel to this star is dependent on how fast you are going. U.G. has done some calculations as to how long it will take going at differing speeds. A note about the calculations, when I'm talking about years, I'm talking non-leap years only (365 days).
The New Horizons space probe is the fastest probe that we've sent into space at the time of writing. Its primary mission was to visit Pluto which at the time of launch (2006), Pluto was still a planet.
| Description | Speed (m.p.h.) | Time (years) |
| Walking | 4 | 237,750,360,396.23 |
| Car | 120 | 7,925,012,013.21 |
| Airbus A380 | 736 | 1,292,121,523.89 |
| Speed of Sound (Mach 1) | 767.269 | 1,239,462,876.23 |
| Concorde (Mach 2) | 1,534.54 | 619,730,630.41 |
| New Horizons Probe | 33,000 | 28,818,225.50 |
| Speed of Light | 670,616,629.00 | 1,418.10 |
The source of the information if it has a Hip I.D. is from Simbad, the Hipparcos data library based at the University at Strasbourg, France. Hipparcos was a E.S.A. satellite operation launched in 1989 for four years. The items in red are values that I've calculated so they could well be wrong. Information regarding Metallicity and/or Mass is from the E.U. Exoplanets. The information was obtained as of 12th Feb 2017.
| Primary / Proper / Traditional Name | CN Canum Venaticorum |
| Alternative Names | HIP 65746, BD+43 2336, CN CVn |
| Spectral Type | K2III |
| Constellation's Main Star | No |
| Multiple Star System | No / Unknown |
| Star Type | Giant Star |
| Colour | Orange to Red |
| Galaxy | Milky Way |
| Constellation | Canes Venatici |
| Absolute Magnitude | 0.66 / 1.23 |
| Visual / Apparent Magnitude | 9.42 |
| Naked Eye Visible | Requires a 7x50 Binoculars - Magnitudes |
| Right Ascension (R.A.) | 13h 28m 37.77 |
| Declination (Dec.) | +42° 45` 33.7 |
| Galactic Latitude | 72.64 degrees |
| Galactic Longitude | 99.51 degrees |
| 1997 Distance from Earth | 1.77 Parallax (milliarcseconds) |
| 1842.73 Light Years | |
| 564.97 Parsecs | |
| 2007 Distance from Earth | 2.30 Parallax (milliarcseconds) |
| 1418.10 Light Years | |
| 434.78 Parsecs | |
| 89,679,187.57 Astronomical Units | |
| Proper Motion Dec. | 6.93 ± 0.85 milliarcseconds/year |
| Proper Motion RA. | -10.73 ± 1.23 milliarcseconds/year |
| B-V Index | 1.40 |
| Exoplanet Count | None/Unaware |
| Mean Variability Period in Days | 0.091 |
| Variable Magnitude Range (Brighter - Dimmer) | 9.536 - 9.685 |
| Radius (x the Sun) | 10.21 |
| Effective Temperature | 4,159 Kelvin |
| SIMBAD Source | Link |
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