Chara

Canes Venatici · β CVn · HR 4785

HIP61317
Visual magnitude4.24
Right ascension (J2000)188.436°
Declination (J2000)41.3575°
WDS J12337+4121
IAU adoption2016/07/20

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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