List of stars in Canes Venatici

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Canes Venatici, sorted by decreasing brightness.

Name	B	F	Var	HD	HIP	RA	Dec	vis. mag.	abs. mag.	Dist. (ly)	Sp. class	Notes
Cor Caroli	α2	12		112413	63125	12h 56m 01.84s	+38° 19′ 05.7″	2.89	0.25	114	A0spe...	prototype α² CVn variable, Vmax = 2.86m, Vmin = 2.93m, P = 5.46939 d; binary star with α1 CVn
β CVn	β	8		109358	61317	12h 33m 45.09s	+41° 21′ 24.4″	4.24	4.63	27	G0V	Chara, Asterion; solar analog; suspected variable, Vmax = 4.24m, Vmin = 4.29m
24 CVn		24		118232	66234	13h 34m 27.37s	+49° 00′ 57.3″	4.68	0.85	190	A5V	suspected variable, Vmax = 4.60m, Vmin = 4.70m
20 CVn		20	AO	115604	64844	13h 17m 32.64s	+40° 34′ 21.2″	4.72	0.00	286	F3III	δ Sct variable, Vmax = 4.7m, Vmin = 4.75m, P = 0.12168 d
AW CVn			AW	120933	67665	13h 51m 47.49s	+34° 26′ 39.5″	4.76	−1.58	604	K5III	semiregular variable, Vmax = 4.72m, Vmin = 4.81m
5 CVn		5		107950	60485	12h 24m 01.48s	+51° 33′ 44.0″	4.77	−0.64	393	G7III	Xiāng (相);[1] suspected eclipsing binary, ΔV = 0.07m
25 CVn		25		118623	66458	13h 37m 27.70s	+36° 17′ 41.4″	4.82	0.97	192	A7III	binary star
HR 5110			BH	118216	66257	13h 34m 47.75s	+37° 10′ 56.8″	4.91	1.67	145	F2IV SB	RS CVn variable, ΔV = 0.07m, P = 2.61317 d
HD 115004				115004	64540	13h 13m 42.98s	+40° 09′ 10.3″	4.94	−1.08	522	K0III
6 CVn		6		108225	60646	12h 25m 51.00s	+39° 01′ 07.3″	5.01	0.79	227	G8III-IV	variable star, ΔV = 0.006m, P = 157.23270 d
21 CVn		21	BK	115735	64906	13h 18m 14.54s	+49° 40′ 55.3″	5.13	0.51	275	A0V	α² CVn variable, ΔV = 0.04m
14 CVn		14		113797	63901	13h 05m 44.46s	+35° 47′ 55.9″	5.20	0.51	282	B9V	suspected variable, Vmax = 5.10m, Vmin = 5.29m
3 CVn		3		107274	60122	12h 19m 48.72s	+48° 59′ 02.9″	5.28	−0.72	517	M0III	suspected variable
HD 109317				109317	61309	12h 33m 38.90s	+33° 14′ 51.6″	5.42	0.86	266	K0IIICN...
La Superba			Y	110914	62223	12h 45m 07.83s	+45° 26′ 24.8″	5.42	−1.27	710	C7Iab	semiregular variable, Vmax = 4.86m, Vmin = 5.88m, P = 267.8 d
HD 120164				120164	67250	13h 46m 59.87s	+38° 32′ 33.9″	5.51	0.67	304	K0III+...
23 CVn		23		116010	65072	13h 20m 19.00s	+40° 09′ 02.0″	5.60	−0.91	655	K1III
α1 CVn	α1	12		112412	63121	12h 56m 00.60s	+38° 18′ 52.9″	5.61	2.78	120.2	F0V	component of the Cor Caroli system
HD 120420				120420	67384	13h 48m 38.74s	+31° 11′ 24.4″	5.61	0.71	311	K0III
HD 113847				113847	63916	13h 05m 52.28s	+45° 16′ 06.6″	5.64	−0.21	483	K1III	suspected variable, Vmax = 5.64m, Vmin = 5.84m
2 CVn		2		106690	59831	12h 16m 07.54s	+40° 39′ 36.9″	5.69	−1.35	834	M1III
TU CVn			TU	112264	63024	12h 54m 56.54s	+47° 11′ 48.3″	5.75	−0.92	704	M5III	semiregular variable, Vmax = 5.50m, Vmin = 6.2m, P = 44.2 d
19 CVn		19		115271	64692	13h 15m 32.05s	+40° 51′ 18.6″	5.77	1.39	245	A7V
HD 115723				115723	64927	13h 18m 27.71s	+34° 05′ 53.9″	5.81	−0.14	504	K4.5III
HD 111604			DT	111604	62641	12h 50m 10.81s	+37° 31′ 00.8″	5.87	0.50	387	A3V	δ Sct variable
HD 116957				116957	65550	13h 26m 16.58s	+46° 01′ 41.2″	5.88	0.68	357	K0III:
HD 120047				120047	67194	13h 46m 13.63s	+41° 05′ 19.9″	5.88	2.33	167	A5V
HD 120819				120819	67605	13h 51m 09.21s	+34° 39′ 52.3″	5.89	−0.69	676	M2III	variable star, ΔV = 0.010m, P = 7.94786 d
17 CVn		17		114447	64246	13h 10m 03.27s	+38° 29′ 55.9″	5.91	1.95	202	A9III-IV	γ Dor variable, ΔV = 0.008m, P = 0.69004 d
HD 121164				121164	67782	13h 53m 10.36s	+28° 38′ 53.0″	5.91	1.86	211	A7V
HD 120048				120048	67210	13h 46m 19.10s	+38° 30′ 13.2″	5.92	0.46	403	G9III
10 CVn		10		110897	62207	12h 44m 59.68s	+39° 16′ 42.9″	5.95	4.75	57	G0V
HD 119458				119458	66907	13h 42m 43.42s	+34° 59′ 20.4″	5.98	0.11	486	G5III
HD 114357				114357	64212	13h 09m 38.72s	+37° 25′ 23.3″	6.01	1.20	299	K3III
HD 115810				115810	64979	13h 19m 04.27s	+35° 07′ 40.6″	6.01	1.94	213	F0IV
4 CVn		4	AI	107904	60467	12h 23m 47.08s	+42° 32′ 33.8″	6.03	0.98	334	F3IV	δ Sct variable, Vmax = 5.89m, Vmin = 6.15m, P = 0.2085 d
HD 117710				117710	65951	13h 31m 15.84s	+42° 06′ 21.9″	6.07	1.53	263	K2III
CL CVn			CL	116581	65376	13h 23m 53.92s	+37° 02′ 02.2″	6.10	−1.74	1207	M3III	slow irregular variable, ΔV = ~0.10m
HD 112570				112570	63211	12h 57m 07.80s	+46° 10′ 36.9″	6.12	0.99	344	K0III-IV	suspected variable, Vmax = 6.12m, Vmin = 6.5m
7 CVn		7		108845	60988	12h 30m 03.10s	+51° 32′ 08.1″	6.21	2.94	147	F7V
HD 119035				119035	66690	13h 40m 15.63s	+31° 00′ 42.5″	6.21	0.12	540	G5II:
HD 119081				119081	66725	13h 40m 39.12s	+28° 03′ 54.5″	6.22	0.88	382	K3III
HD 109345				109345	61320	12h 33m 47.41s	+33° 23′ 04.9″	6.24	0.94	374	K0III
11 CVn		11		111421	62516	12h 48m 41.86s	+48° 28′ 00.5″	6.25	0.49	463	A6m
HD 112171				112171	62972	12h 54m 13.15s	+33° 32′ 03.9″	6.25	1.89	243	A7IV
15 CVn		15		114376	64217	13h 09m 42.04s	+38° 32′ 01.9″	6.25	−1.48	1144	B7III
HD 122675				122675	68567	14h 02m 12.17s	+45° 45′ 13.1″	6.28	0.17	544	K2III
HD 119445				119445	66892	13h 42m 28.87s	+41° 40′ 27.3″	6.30	−1.00	942	G6III
HD 121682				121682	68065	13h 56m 10.54s	+32° 01′ 56.9″	6.31	2.01	236	F4IV-V
HD 107610				107610	60305	12h 21m 56.30s	+47° 10′ 56.1″	6.33	1.46	307	K2III
HD 110834				110834	62172	12h 44m 27.12s	+44° 06′ 10.8″	6.34	1.54	298	F6IV
HD 116303				116303	65230	13h 22m 03.97s	+43° 54′ 12.0″	6.34	0.60	458	A7m	suspected variable, Vmax = 6.34m, Vmin = 6.37m
9 CVn		9		109980	61692	12h 38m 46.30s	+40° 52′ 28.9″	6.35	2.27	213	A7Vn	suspected variable
HD 118156				118156	66223	13h 34m 21.85s	+38° 47′ 21.2″	6.37	2.20	223	F0IV
HD 110066			AX	110066	61748	12h 39m 16.85s	+35° 57′ 07.1″	6.39	0.44	505	A0p SrCrEu	α² CVn variable, Vmax = 6.32m, Vmin = 6.55m, P = 4900 d
HD 117361				117361	65754	13h 28m 45.80s	+50° 43′ 07.5″	6.42	1.97	253	F0IV
HD 120600				120600	67483	13h 49m 44.98s	+36° 37′ 58.0″	6.43	2.37	212	A7IV-V
HD 121197				121197	67778	13h 53m 08.44s	+40° 20′ 16.8″	6.48	−1.64	1370	K5
HD 117261				117261	65723	13h 28m 26.23s	+40° 43′ 47.2″	6.49	0.88	432	G8III
HD 111572				111572	62600	12h 49m 38.05s	+48° 44′ 24.2″	6.50	0.58	497	K1III	suspected variable, Vmax = 6.47m, Vmin = 6.53m
HD 114975				114975	64530	13h 13m 35.94s	+36° 53′ 15.3″	6.50	−1.58	1347	M0
V CVn			V	115898	65006	13h 19m 27.77s	+45° 31′ 37.7″	6.74	-2.46	2260	M6IIIa	semiregular variable, Vmax = 6.52m, Vmin = 8.56m, P = 191.89 d
HD 108100			DD	108100	60571	12h 24m 13.93s	+42° 51′ 17.0″	7.15	2.58	267.4	F2V	γ Dor variable, ΔV = 0.04m, P = 0.754307 d
BM CVn			BM	116204	65187	13h 21m 32.26s	+38° 52′ 49.5″	7.21	1.94	368	K2III	RS CVn variable, ΔV = 0.06m, P = 21.7 d
R CVn			R	120499	67410	13h 48m 57.20s	+39° 32′ 34.0″	7.40	-2.51	3130	M6IIIe	Mira variable, Vmax = 6.5m, Vmin = 12.9m, P = 328.53 d
HD 109995				109995	61696	12h 38m 47.60s	+39° 18′ 31.6″	7.64	0.46	891	A0p	horizontal-branch star
HD 115781			BL	115781	64956	13h 18m 51.94s	+33° 26′ 19.3″	8.13	1.5	691	K1III	rotating ellipsoidal variable, ΔV = 0.24m, P = 18.692 d
RS CVn			RS	114519	64293	13h 10m 36.91s	+35° 56′ 05.6″	8.23	3.06	352	F4V+...	prototype RS CVn variable, Vmax = 7.93m, Vmin = 9.14m, P = 4.797887 d
TT CVn			TT	112869	63389	12h 59m 22.64s	+37° 49′ 03.7″	8.91			Rp...	semiregular variable
HD 115444				115444	64786	13h 16m 42.46s	+36° 22′ 52.7″	8.97	1.72	918	G9V	barium star
TX CVn			TX			12h 44m 22.07s	+36° 45′ 50.7″	9.34			B1-B9Veq + K0III-M4	Z And and rotating ellipsoidal variable, Vmax = 9.34m, Vmin = 10.28m, P = 199.75 d
VZ CVn			VZ	117777	66017	13h 32m 03.39s	+28° 35′ 04.9″	9.35	1.1	1460	F3V + F6V	Algol and γ Dor variable, Vmax = 9.17m, Vmin = 9.72m, P = 0.84246163 d
HIP 65407					65407	13h 24m 21.0s	+48° 53′ 06″	9.42	8.29	55	K0	has two planets (b & c)
Gliese 521					66625	13h 39m 24.10s	+46° 11′ 11.4″	10.26	9.69	42.41	M2.0V	possibly has a planet
BI CVn			BI		63701	13h 03m 16.41s	+36° 37′ 00.6″	10.31	3.41	782	F9V	W UMa variable, Vmax = 10.26m, Vmin = 10.71m, P = 0.38416 d
W CVn			W		68908	14h 06m 27.98s	+37° 49′ 41.5″	10.49	-0.39	4900	F2III	RR Lyr variable, Vmax = 10.03m, Vmin = 10.96m, P = 0.5517588 d
Gliese 490			BF		63253	12h 57m 40.26s	+35° 13′ 30.0″	10.52	9.1	62.78	M0.0V	binary star; BY Dra variable and flare star, Vmax = 10.5m, Vmin = 10.6m, P = 3.17 d
ST CVn			ST		68188	13h 57m 34.06s	+29° 51′ 28.7″	11.21			A1	RR Lyr variable, Vmax = 11.04m, Vmin = 11.6m, P = 0.329045 d
UZ CVn			UZ		61029	12h 30m 27.70s	+40° 30′ 32.0″	12.11	4.76	964	A8	RR Lyr variable
Z CVn			Z			12h 49m 45.37s	+43° 46′ 25.1″	12.12			A5	RR Lyr variable, Vmax = 11.46m, Vmin = 12.36m, P = 0.653819 d
DG CVn			DG			13h 31m 46.62s	+29° 16′ 36.7″	12.19	12.69	25.9	M4.0V	flare star and BY Dra variable
HAT-P-36						12h 33m 03s	+44° 54′ 55″	12.26	4.75	1034		Tuiren; has a transiting planet (Bran)
UX CVn			UX			12h 14m 48.54s	+36° 38′ 49.3″				B2	rotating ellipsoidal variable and eclipsing binary
HAT-P-12						13h 57m 33.48s	+43° 29′ 36.7″	12.84			K5	has a transiting planet
AM CVn			AM			12h 34m 54.60s	+37° 37′ 44.1″	14.18	9.15	330	DBp	prototype AM CVn star
GD 154			BG			13h 09m 57.69s	+35° 09′ 47.1″	15.33			DA4.4	ZZ Cet variable, ΔV = 0.09m, P = 0.013727 d
Table legend:  • Name = Proper name  • B = Bayer designation  • F or/and G. = Flamsteed designation or Gould designation  • Var = Variable star designation  • HD = Henry Draper Catalogue designation number  • HIP = Hipparcos Catalogue designation number  • RA = Right ascension for the Epoch/Equinox J2000.0  • Dec = Declination for the Epoch/Equinox J2000.0  • vis. mag. = visual magnitude (m or mv), also known as apparent magnitude  • abs. mag. = absolute magnitude (Mv)  • Dist. (ly) = Distance in light-years from Earth  • Sp. class = Spectral class of the star in the stellar classification system  • Notes = Common name(s) or alternate name(s); comments; notable properties [for example: multiple star status, range of variability if it is a variable star, exoplanets, etc.]

See also

• List of stars by constellation

References

• ESA (1997). "The Hipparcos and Tycho Catalogues". Retrieved 26 December 2006.
• Kostjuk, N. D. (2002). "HD-DM-GC-HR-HIP-Bayer-Flamsteed Cross Index". Retrieved 26 December 2006.
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• "AAVSO Website". American Association of Variable Star Observers. Retrieved 9 March 2014.

1. Ian Ridpath's Startales - Canis Venatici the Hunting Dogs