Star · Blue-white · Canes Venatici

Cor Caroli

12 CVn · HIP 63125

Above the horizon after darkHighest after dark 20:20 · northwest · 18°

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Where is Cor Caroli?

Times for LondonChange city

Look northwest, about 18° up at 20:20 in Canes Venatici.

Rises: Always up
Highest: 13:01
Sets: Never
Best after dark: 20:20 · 18°

Can I see Cor Caroli tonight?

From London tonight, Cor Caroli is above the horizon after dark. It’s highest soon after dark, around 20:20, in the northwest at 18°.

At magnitude 2.9 it is visible by eye, even from many towns, when the sky is clear.

This is position and timing only: clouds, haze and light pollution aren’t included.

What does Cor Caroli look like?

Cor Caroli looks blue-white to the eye (color is easier to see in binoculars). Its spectral type is A0 II-IIIp SiEuCr: white bright giant (hotter than the Sun).

Eyes

A blue-white point of light, visible even from many towns when it’s clear.

Binoculars

Brighter, and its blue-white color is easier to see.

Telescope

Still a point of light: no amateur telescope shows a star’s surface.

What you’re likely to see, not what a space telescope photographs. General guidance from catalog brightness and size, not a forecast for tonight.

About Cor Caroli

Cor Caroli is a star in Canes Venatici, shining at magnitude 2.9. Its spectral type, A0 II-IIIp SiEuCr, marks it as: white bright giant (hotter than the Sun).

Cor Caroli in Canes Venatici

Its constellationCanes Venatici Another starSirius Another starCanopus 3° awayMessier 94 5° awaySunflower Galaxy GuideStargazing for beginners

Sources: SkyMate; Wikidata (CC0). Positions computed for your place and time with astronomy-engine. Data & Licences