Star · A6
11 CVn
11 CVn is a main-sequence star of spectral type A6 in the constellation Canes Venatici, 478.2 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 62516 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Canes Venatici |
| Distance | 478.2 light-years (146.6 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 6.25 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 0.42 |
| Spectral type | A6 |
| Surface temperature | 8,200 K |
| Luminosity | 62.6 L☉ |
| Radius | 3.92 R☉ |
| Mass | 2.96 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 12h 48m 41.8s |
| Declination (J2000) | +48° 28′ 01″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 45.5 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 6.25). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 42° S. North of latitude 42° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in April, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1548. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 8.5 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 11 CVn, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 10.66, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Phoenix. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.