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14 Canum Venaticorum

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3D likeness based on its real data · class B · ~15,000 K

What is 14 Canum Venaticorum

14 Canum Venaticorum shines within the Hunting Dogs, a small constellation introduced by Hevelius to represent the hounds of Bootes the Herdsman. At some 340 light-years away, this blue-white B-class star occupies a stretch of sky famous for distant galaxies rather than for nearby stars. Where almost everything bright lies millions of light-years out, it stands out as comparatively near and sharp, a foreground point against an extragalactic backdrop.

Where it is and when to see it

14 Canum Venaticorum lies in the northern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is March, when it culminates around midnight.

From London it culminates about 74° above the horizon.
From New York it culminates about 85° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 20° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere north of 54° S.

It ranks no. 12 in brightness among the 33 stars of Canes Venatici in our catalogue. To find it, start from Cor Caroli, the brightest: it lies about 3° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 340 years ago.

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Astronomical data for 14 Canum Venaticorum

Constellation: Canes Venatici
Apparent magnitude: 5.20
Distance: 340.5 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 196.435° · Dec 35.799°
Catalogue: HIP 63901 · HD 113797

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Other stars in Canes Venatici

Canes Venatici has 33 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.

See all 33 stars in Canes Venatici