Star in Canes Venatici

Chara

β CVn HR 4785 HIP 61317 magnitude 4.24

Applied in Renaissance times from the Greek word χαρά, "joy", that was used by Hevelius in 1690 to name the southern dog (marked by α and β CVn) in his new constellation Canes Vanatici.

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Astronomy

Official IAU information

Designation

HR 4785

HIP

61317

Bayer ID

β CVn

Visual magnitude

4.24

Right ascension (J2000)

188.436°

Declination (J2000)

41.3575°

IAU adoption

2016/07/20

Name origin

Applied in Renaissance times from the Greek word χαρά, "joy", that was used by Hevelius in 1690 to name the southern dog (marked by α and β CVn) in his new constellation Canes Vanatici.

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