Star · F3III
20 CVn
20 CVn is a giant star of spectral type F3III in the constellation Canes Venatici, 255.2 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 64844 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Canes Venatici |
| Distance | 255.2 light-years (78.3 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 4.72 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 0.25 |
| Spectral type | F3III |
| Surface temperature | 7,420 K |
| Luminosity | 68.5 L☉ |
| Radius | 5 R☉ |
| Mass | 3.04 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 13h 17m 32.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | +40° 34′ 21″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 47.9 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 4.72). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 49° S. North of latitude 49° 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 1771. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 4.5 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 20 CVn, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 9.30, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Phoenix. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 65951 14.6 light-years
- SDSS J131835.71+423950.8 20.0 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.