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s in the constellation

Constellation

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Canes Venatici
Canes Venatici
Canes Venatici is one of the 88 official modern constellations. It is a small northern constellation that was created by Johannes Hevelius in the 17th century. Its name is Latin for "hunting dogs", and the constellation is often depicted in illustrations as representing the dogs of Boötes the...

, sorted by decreasing brightness.

Name	B Bayer designation A Bayer designation is a stellar designation in which a specific star is identified by a Greek letter, followed by the genitive form of its parent constellation's Latin name...	F Flamsteed designation Flamsteed designations for stars are similar to Bayer designations, except that they use numbers instead of Greek letters. Each star is assigned a number and the Latin genitive of the constellation it lies in...	HD Henry Draper Catalogue The Henry Draper Catalogue is an astronomical star catalogue published between 1918 and 1924, giving spectroscopic classifications for 225,300 stars; it was later expanded by the Henry Draper Extension , published between 1925 and 1936, which gave classifications for 46,850 more stars, and by the...	HIP	vis. mag. Apparent magnitude The apparent magnitude of a celestial body is a measure of its brightness as seen by an observer on Earth, adjusted to the value it would have in the absence of the atmosphere...	abs. mag. Absolute magnitude Absolute magnitude is the measure of a celestial object's intrinsic brightness. it is also the apparent magnitude a star would have if it were 32.6 light years away from Earth...	Dist. (ly)	Sp. class Stellar classification In astronomy, stellar classification is a classification of stars based on their spectral characteristics. The spectral class of a star is a designated class of a star describing the ionization of its chromosphere, what atomic excitations are most prominent in the light, giving an objective measure...	Notes
Cor Caroli Cor Caroli Cor Caroli is the brightest star in the northern constellation Canes Venatici...	α²	12	112413	63125	2.89	0.25	110	A0spe...	Chara; prototype of the α² CVn variables Alpha2 Canum Venaticorum variable An Alpha2 Canum Venaticorum variable is a type of variable star. These stars are chemically peculiar main sequence stars of spectral class B8p to A7p. They have strong magnetic fields and strong silicon, strontium, or chromium spectral lines... ; optical double Double star In observational astronomy, a double star is a pair of stars that appear close to each other in the sky as seen from Earth when viewed through an optical telescope. This can happen either because the pair forms a binary star, i.e... with α¹ CVn
β CVn	β	8	109358	61317	4.24	4.63	27	G0V	Chara, Asterion; nearby solar analog Solar analog Solar-type, solar analog, and solar twin stars are those stars that are particularly similar to the Sun. The classification is a hierarchy with solar twin being most like the Sun followed by solar analog and then solar-type...
24 CVn 24 Canum Venaticorum 24 Canum Venaticorum is a star in the constellation Canes Venatici.24 Canum Venaticorum is a white A-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +4.68. It is approximately 191 light years from Earth....		24	118232	66234	4.68	0.85	190	A5V
20 CVn 20 Canum Venaticorum 20 Canum Venaticorum is a star in the constellation Canes Venatici.20 Canum Venaticorum is a yellow-white F-type giant with a mean apparent magnitude of +4.72. It is approximately 286 light years from Earth. It is classified as a Delta Scuti type variable star and its brightness varies from...		20	115604	64844	4.72	0.00	286	F3III	AO CVn; δ Sct variable Delta Scuti variable A Delta Scuti variable is a variable star which exhibits variations in its luminosity due to both radial and non-radial pulsations of the star's surface. Typical brightness fluctuations are from 0.003 to 0.9 magnitudes in V over a period of a few hours, although the amplitude and period of the...
5 CVn 5 Canum Venaticorum 5 Canum Venaticorum is a star in the constellation Canes Venatici.5 Canum Venaticorum is a yellow G-type giant with an apparent magnitude of +4.76. It is approximately 393 light years from Earth....		5	107950	60485	4.76	−0.64	393	G7III
AW CVn AM Canum Venaticorum AM Canum Venaticorum is a cataclysmic variable star in the constellation of Canes Venatici. It is the type star of its class of variables, the AM CVn stars....			120933	67665	4.76	−1.58	604	K5III
25 CVn 25 Canum Venaticorum 25 Canum Venaticorum is a binary star in the constellation Canes Venatici. It has a combined apparent magnitude of +4.82 and is approximately 192 light years from Earth....		25	118623	66458	4.82	0.97	192	A7III	binary star Binary star A binary star is a star system consisting of two stars orbiting around their common center of mass. The brighter star is called the primary and the other is its companion star, comes, or secondary...
BH CVn			118216	66257	4.91	1.67	145	F2IV SB	RS CVn variable RS Canum Venaticorum variable RS Canum Venaticorum variables are a type of variable star. They are close binary stars having active chromospheres which can cause large stellar spots. These spots are believed to cause variations in their observed luminosity...
			115004	64540	4.94	−1.08	522	K0III
6 CVn 6 Canum Venaticorum 6 Canum Venaticorum is a star in the constellation Canes Venatici. It is a yellow G-type giant with an apparent magnitude of +5.01. This star is approximately 227 light years from Earth....		6	108225	60646	5.01	0.79	227	G8III-IV
21 CVn 21 Canum Venaticorum 21 Canum Venaticorum is a star in the constellation Canes Venatici.21 Canum Venaticorum is a white A-type main sequence dwarf with a mean apparent magnitude of +5.14. It is approximately 275 light years from Earth. It is classified as an Alpha2 Canum Venaticorum type variable star and its...		21	115735	64906	5.14	0.51	275	A0V	BK CVn; α² CVn variable
14 CVn		14	113797	63901	5.20	0.51	282	B9V
3 CVn		3	107274	60122	5.28	−0.72	517	M0III
			109317	61309	5.42	0.86	266	K0IIICN...
La Superba La Superba La Superba is a star in the constellation Canes Venatici, well-known for its strikingly red appearance.- Physical characteristics :...			110914	62223	5.42	−1.27	710	C7Iab	Y CVn; carbon star Carbon star A carbon star is a late-type star similar to a red giant whose atmosphere contains more carbon than oxygen; the two elements combine in the upper layers of the star, forming carbon monoxide, which consumes all the oxygen in the atmosphere, leaving carbon atoms free to form other carbon compounds,...
			120164	67250	5.51	0.67	304	K0III+...
23 CVn		23	116010	65072	5.60	−0.91	655	K1III
α¹ CVn	α¹	12	112412	63121	5.61	3.62	82	F0V	optical double with Cor Caroli
			120420	67384	5.61	0.71	311	K0III
			113847	63916	5.64	−0.21	483	K1III
2 CVn		2	106690	59831	5.69	−1.35	834	M1III
TU CVn			112264	63024	5.75	−0.92	704	M5III	variable star Variable star A star is classified as variable if its apparent magnitude as seen from Earth changes over time, whether the changes are due to variations in the star's actual luminosity, or to variations in the amount of the star's light that is blocked from reaching Earth...
19 CVn 19 Canum Venaticorum 19 Canum Venaticorum is a binary star in the constellation Canes Venatici. It is approximately 245 light years from Earth.The primary component, 19 Canum Venaticorum A, is a white A-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +5.77. It's companion, 19 Canum Venaticorum B, is a tenth...		19	115271	64692	5.77	1.39	245	A7V
			115723	64927	5.81	−0.14	504	K4.5III
DT CVn			111604	62641	5.87	0.50	387	A3V
			116957	65550	5.88	0.68	357	K0III:
			120047	67194	5.88	2.33	167	A5V
			120819	67605	5.89	−0.69	676	M2III
17 CVn		17	114447	64246	5.91	1.95	202	A9III-IV
			121164	67782	5.91	1.86	211	A7V
			120048	67210	5.92	0.46	403	G9III
10 CVn		10	110897	62207	5.95	4.75	57	G0V
			119458	66907	5.98	0.11	486	G5III
			114357	64212	6.01	1.20	299	K3III
			115810	64979	6.01	1.94	213	F0IV
4 CVn 4 Canum Venaticorum 4 Canum Venaticorum is a star in the constellation Canes Venatici.4 Canum Venaticorum is a yellow-white F-type giant with a mean apparent magnitude of +6.03. It is approximately 335 light years from Earth. It is classified as a Delta Scuti type variable star and its brightness varies from...		4	107904	60467	6.03	0.98	334	F3IV	AI CVn; δ Sct variable
			117710	65951	6.07	1.53	263	K2III
CL CVn			116581	65376	6.10	−1.74	1207	M3III
			112570	63211	6.11	0.99	344	K0III-IV
7 CVn		7	108845	60988	6.21	2.94	147	F7V
			119035	66690	6.21	0.12	540	G5II:
			119081	66725	6.22	0.88	382	K3III
			109345	61320	6.24	0.94	374	K0III
11 CVn		11	111421	62516	6.25	0.49	463	A6m
			112171	62972	6.25	1.89	243	A7IV
15 CVn		15	114376	64217	6.25	−1.48	1144	B7III
			122675	68567	6.28	0.17	544	K2III
			119445	66892	6.30	−1.00	942	G6III
			121682	68065	6.31	2.01	236	F4IV-V
			107610	60305	6.33	1.46	307	K2III
			110834	62172	6.34	1.54	298	F6IV
			116303	65230	6.34	0.60	458	A7m
9 CVn		9	109980	61692	6.35	2.27	213	A7Vn
			118156	66223	6.37	2.20	223	F0IV
AX CVn			110066	61748	6.39	0.44	505	A0p SrCrEu	α² CVn variables
			117361	65754	6.42	1.97	253	F0IV
			120600	67483	6.43	2.37	212	A7IV-V
			121197	67778	6.48	−1.64	1370	K5
			117261	65723	6.49	0.88	432	G8III
			111572	62600	6.50	0.58	497	K1III
			114975	64530	6.50	−1.58	1347	M0
R CVn R Canum Venaticorum R Canum Venaticorum is a Mira variable star.-References:*...			120499		7.40			M6IIIe	Mira variable Mira variable Mira variables , named after the star Mira, are a class of pulsating variable stars characterized by very red colors, pulsation periods longer than 100 days, and light amplitudes greater than one magnitude in infrared and 2.5 magnitude in visual...
RS CVn			114519	64293	8.23		352	F4V+...	prototype of the RS CVn variables RS Canum Venaticorum variable RS Canum Venaticorum variables are a type of variable star. They are close binary stars having active chromospheres which can cause large stellar spots. These spots are believed to cause variations in their observed luminosity...

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