Its story
2 CVn has a visual magnitude of about 4.93: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Equatorial coordinates for 2 CVn: right ascension 12h 16m 8s, declination +40° 39′ 36″ (J2000), in the region of the Canes Venatici constellation (IAU figure CVn).
2 CVn. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 59831, HD 106690, Gaia DR3 1536314925675920512. In the SkyKeepsake Canes Venatici (CVn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
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Compose this starFactsHIP 59831
- Right ascension
- 12h 16m 08s
- Declination
- +40° 39′ 36″
- Magnitude
- 4.93
- Distance
- ≈ 722 ly
Data: gaia-dr3