Stars in Canes Venatici
The brightest star in Canes Venatici is Cor Caroli, at apparent magnitude 2.89 and 115 ly from Earth, one of 21 stars gravityfinder lists in the constellation, 4 of them carrying a name.
Brightest first. A constellation is a direction, not a neighbourhood: these stars share a patch of sky as seen from Earth and can sit thousands of light-years apart. The known worlds in this direction →
| # | Star | Magnitude | Distance | Class | Temperature |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cor Caroli | 2.89 | 115 ly | A0spe... | ~11,831 K |
| 2 | Chara | 4.24 | 27.5 ly | G0V | ~6,015 K |
| 3 | La Superba | 5.42 | 1,045 ly | C7Iab | ~2,396 K |
| 4 | Cor Caroli B | 5.61 | 120 ly | F0V | ~7,235 K |
| 5 | HD 112570 | 6.11 | 330 ly | K0 III | 4,750 K |
| 6 | HD 115954 | 8.34 | 286 ly | G0 V | 5,957 K |
| 7 | HIP 65407 | 9.38 | 202 ly | K0 | 5,460 K |
| 8 | BD+42 2315 | 9.72 | 1,992 ly | K-type | 4,500 K |
| 9 | TOI-1807 | 10.00 | 139 ly | K-type | 4,914 K |
| 10 | TOI-1794 | 10.32 | 508 ly | G-type | 5,631 K |
| 11 | GJ 508.2 | 10.61 | 54.3 ly | M1.0 V | 3,720 K |
| 12 | TOI-1798 | 11.36 | 369 ly | K-type | 5,165 K |
| 13 | TOI-1272 | 11.76 | 449 ly | K2 V - K3 V | 4,985 K |
| 14 | HAT-P-36 | 12.15 | 960 ly | G5 V | 5,620 K |
| 15 | TOI-3862 | 12.35 | 812 ly | G-type | 5,300 K |
| 16 | TIC 445839811 | 12.37 | 769 ly | G-type | 5,408 K |
| 17 | Gaia-4 | 12.40 | 240 ly | K-type | 4,034 K |
| 18 | HAT-P-12 | 12.66 | 466 ly | K4 | 4,650 K |
| 19 | TOI-3919 | 12.86 | 1,972 ly | F-type | 6,100 K |
| 20 | DE CVn | 12.96 | 99.6 ly | M-type | 3,579 K |
| 21 | TOI-5616 | 16.74 | 1,273 ly | K-type | 3,996 K |
Common questions
What is the brightest star in Canes Venatici?
The brightest star in Canes Venatici is Cor Caroli, at apparent magnitude 2.89 and 115 ly from Earth, one of 21 stars gravityfinder lists in the constellation, 4 of them carrying a name.
What is the nearest star in Canes Venatici?
The nearest of them is Chara, 28 ly away.