This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Canes Venatici, sorted by decreasing brightness.

Notes

α²

112413

63125

12^h 56^m 01.84^s

+38° 19′ 05.7″

2.89

0.25

114

A0spe...

prototype α² CVn variable, V_max = 2.86^m, V_min = 2.93^m, P = 5.46939 d; binary star with α¹ CVn

β CVn

109358

61317

12^h 33^m 45.09^s

+41° 21′ 24.4″

4.24

4.63

G0V

Chara, Asterion; solar analog; suspected variable, V_max = 4.24^m, V_min = 4.29^m

24 CVn

118232

66234

13^h 34^m 27.37^s

+49° 00′ 57.3″

4.68

0.85

190

A5V

suspected variable, V_max = 4.60^m, V_min = 4.70^m

20 CVn

115604

64844

13^h 17^m 32.64^s

+40° 34′ 21.2″

4.72

0.00

286

F3III

δ Sct variable, V_max = 4.7^m, V_min = 4.75^m, P = 0.12168 d

AW CVn

120933

67665

13^h 51^m 47.49^s

+34° 26′ 39.5″

4.76

−1.58

604

K5III

semiregular variable, V_max = 4.72^m, V_min = 4.81^m

5 CVn

107950

60485

12^h 24^m 01.48^s

+51° 33′ 44.0″

4.77

−0.64

393

G7III

Xiāng (相);^[1] suspected eclipsing binary, ΔV = 0.07^m

25 CVn

118623

66458

13^h 37^m 27.70^s

+36° 17′ 41.4″

4.82

0.97

192

A7III

binary star

HR 5110

118216

66257

13^h 34^m 47.75^s

+37° 10′ 56.8″

4.91

1.67

145

F2IV SB

RS CVn variable, ΔV = 0.07^m, P = 2.61317 d

HD 115004

115004

64540

13^h 13^m 42.98^s

+40° 09′ 10.3″

4.94

−1.08

522

K0III

6 CVn

108225

60646

12^h 25^m 51.00^s

+39° 01′ 07.3″

5.01

0.79

227

G8III-IV

variable star, ΔV = 0.006^m, P = 157.23270 d

21 CVn

115735

64906

13^h 18^m 14.54^s

+49° 40′ 55.3″

5.13

0.51

275

A0V

α² CVn variable, ΔV = 0.04^m

14 CVn

113797

63901

13^h 05^m 44.46^s

+35° 47′ 55.9″

5.20

0.51

282

B9V

suspected variable, V_max = 5.10^m, V_min = 5.29^m

3 CVn

107274

60122

12^h 19^m 48.72^s

+48° 59′ 02.9″

5.28

−0.72

517

M0III

suspected variable

HD 109317

109317

61309

12^h 33^m 38.90^s

+33° 14′ 51.6″

5.42

0.86

266

K0IIICN...

La Superba

110914

62223

12^h 45^m 07.83^s

+45° 26′ 24.8″

5.42

−1.27

710

C7Iab

semiregular variable, V_max = 4.86^m, V_min = 5.88^m, P = 267.8 d

HD 120164

120164

67250

13^h 46^m 59.87^s

+38° 32′ 33.9″

5.51

0.67

304

K0III+...

23 CVn

116010

65072

13^h 20^m 19.00^s

+40° 09′ 02.0″

5.60

−0.91

655

K1III

α¹ CVn

α¹

112412

63121

12^h 56^m 00.60^s

+38° 18′ 52.9″

5.61

2.78

120.2

F0V

component of the Cor Caroli system

HD 120420

120420

67384

13^h 48^m 38.74^s

+31° 11′ 24.4″

5.61

0.71

311

K0III

HD 113847

113847

63916

13^h 05^m 52.28^s

+45° 16′ 06.6″

5.64

−0.21

483

K1III

suspected variable, V_max = 5.64^m, V_min = 5.84^m

2 CVn

106690

59831

12^h 16^m 07.54^s

+40° 39′ 36.9″

5.69

−1.35

834

M1III

TU CVn

112264

63024

12^h 54^m 56.54^s

+47° 11′ 48.3″

5.75

−0.92

704

M5III

semiregular variable, V_max = 5.50^m, V_min = 6.2^m, P = 44.2 d

19 CVn

115271

64692

13^h 15^m 32.05^s

+40° 51′ 18.6″

5.77

1.39

245

A7V

HD 115723

115723

64927

13^h 18^m 27.71^s

+34° 05′ 53.9″

5.81

−0.14

504

K4.5III

HD 111604

111604

62641

12^h 50^m 10.81^s

+37° 31′ 00.8″

5.87

0.50

387

A3V

δ Sct variable

HD 116957

116957

65550

13^h 26^m 16.58^s

+46° 01′ 41.2″

5.88

0.68

357

K0III:

HD 120047

120047

67194

13^h 46^m 13.63^s

+41° 05′ 19.9″

5.88

2.33

167

A5V

HD 120819

120819

67605

13^h 51^m 09.21^s

+34° 39′ 52.3″

5.89

−0.69

676

M2III

variable star, ΔV = 0.010^m, P = 7.94786 d

17 CVn

114447

64246

13^h 10^m 03.27^s

+38° 29′ 55.9″

5.91

1.95

202

A9III-IV

γ Dor variable, ΔV = 0.008^m, P = 0.69004 d

HD 121164

121164

67782

13^h 53^m 10.36^s

+28° 38′ 53.0″

5.91

1.86

211

A7V

HD 120048

120048

67210

13^h 46^m 19.10^s

+38° 30′ 13.2″

5.92

0.46

403

G9III

10 CVn

110897

62207

12^h 44^m 59.68^s

+39° 16′ 42.9″

5.95

4.75

G0V

HD 119458

119458

66907

13^h 42^m 43.42^s

+34° 59′ 20.4″

5.98

0.11

486

G5III

HD 114357

114357

64212

13^h 09^m 38.72^s

+37° 25′ 23.3″

6.01

1.20

299

K3III

HD 115810

115810

64979

13^h 19^m 04.27^s

+35° 07′ 40.6″

6.01

1.94

213

F0IV

4 CVn

107904

60467

12^h 23^m 47.08^s

+42° 32′ 33.8″

6.03

0.98

334

F3IV

δ Sct variable, V_max = 5.89^m, V_min = 6.15^m, P = 0.2085 d

HD 117710

117710

65951

13^h 31^m 15.84^s

+42° 06′ 21.9″

6.07

1.53

263

K2III

CL CVn

116581

65376

13^h 23^m 53.92^s

+37° 02′ 02.2″

6.10

−1.74

1207

M3III

slow irregular variable, ΔV = ~0.10^m

HD 112570

112570

63211

12^h 57^m 07.80^s

+46° 10′ 36.9″

6.12

0.99

344

K0III-IV

suspected variable, V_max = 6.12^m, V_min = 6.5^m

7 CVn

108845

60988

12^h 30^m 03.10^s

+51° 32′ 08.1″

6.21

2.94

147

F7V

HD 119035

119035

66690

13^h 40^m 15.63^s

+31° 00′ 42.5″

6.21

0.12

540

G5II:

HD 119081

119081

66725

13^h 40^m 39.12^s

+28° 03′ 54.5″

6.22

0.88

382

K3III

HD 109345

109345

61320

12^h 33^m 47.41^s

+33° 23′ 04.9″

6.24

0.94

374

K0III

11 CVn

111421

62516

12^h 48^m 41.86^s

+48° 28′ 00.5″

6.25

0.49

463

A6m

HD 112171

112171

62972

12^h 54^m 13.15^s

+33° 32′ 03.9″

6.25

1.89

243

A7IV

15 CVn

114376

64217

13^h 09^m 42.04^s

+38° 32′ 01.9″

6.25

−1.48

1144

B7III

HD 122675

122675

68567

14^h 02^m 12.17^s

+45° 45′ 13.1″

6.28

0.17

544

K2III

HD 119445

119445

66892

13^h 42^m 28.87^s

+41° 40′ 27.3″

6.30

−1.00

942

G6III

HD 121682

121682

68065

13^h 56^m 10.54^s

+32° 01′ 56.9″

6.31

2.01

236

F4IV-V

HD 107610

107610

60305

12^h 21^m 56.30^s

+47° 10′ 56.1″

6.33

1.46

307

K2III

HD 110834

110834

62172

12^h 44^m 27.12^s

+44° 06′ 10.8″

6.34

1.54

298

F6IV

HD 116303

116303

65230

13^h 22^m 03.97^s

+43° 54′ 12.0″

6.34

0.60

458

A7m

suspected variable, V_max = 6.34^m, V_min = 6.37^m

9 CVn

109980

61692

12^h 38^m 46.30^s

+40° 52′ 28.9″

6.35

2.27

213

A7Vn

suspected variable

HD 118156

118156

66223

13^h 34^m 21.85^s

+38° 47′ 21.2″

6.37

2.20

223

F0IV

HD 110066

110066

61748

12^h 39^m 16.85^s

+35° 57′ 07.1″

6.39

0.44

505

A0p SrCrEu

α² CVn variable, V_max = 6.32^m, V_min = 6.55^m, P = 4900 d

HD 117361

117361

65754

13^h 28^m 45.80^s

+50° 43′ 07.5″

6.42

1.97

253

F0IV

HD 120600

120600

67483

13^h 49^m 44.98^s

+36° 37′ 58.0″

6.43

2.37

212

A7IV-V

HD 121197

121197

67778

13^h 53^m 08.44^s

+40° 20′ 16.8″

6.48

−1.64

1370

HD 117261

117261

65723

13^h 28^m 26.23^s

+40° 43′ 47.2″

6.49

0.88

432

G8III

HD 111572

111572

62600

12^h 49^m 38.05^s

+48° 44′ 24.2″

6.50

0.58

497

K1III

suspected variable, V_max = 6.47^m, V_min = 6.53^m

HD 114975

114975

64530

13^h 13^m 35.94^s

+36° 53′ 15.3″

6.50

−1.58

1347

V CVn

115898

65006

13^h 19^m 27.77^s

+45° 31′ 37.7″

6.74

-2.46

2260

M6IIIa

semiregular variable, V_max = 6.52^m, V_min = 8.56^m, P = 191.89 d

HD 108100

108100

60571

12^h 24^m 13.93^s

+42° 51′ 17.0″

7.15

2.58

267.4

F2V

γ Dor variable, ΔV = 0.04^m, P = 0.754307 d

BM CVn

116204

65187

13^h 21^m 32.26^s

+38° 52′ 49.5″

7.21

1.94

368

K2III

RS CVn variable, ΔV = 0.06^m, P = 21.7 d

R CVn

120499

67410

13^h 48^m 57.20^s

+39° 32′ 34.0″

7.40

-2.51

3130

M6IIIe

Mira variable, V_max = 6.5^m, V_min = 12.9^m, P = 328.53 d

HD 109995

109995

61696

12^h 38^m 47.60^s

+39° 18′ 31.6″

7.64

0.46

891

A0p

horizontal-branch star

HD 115781

115781

64956

13^h 18^m 51.94^s

+33° 26′ 19.3″

8.13

1.5

691

K1III

rotating ellipsoidal variable, ΔV = 0.24^m, P = 18.692 d

RS CVn

114519

64293

13^h 10^m 36.91^s

+35° 56′ 05.6″

8.23

3.06

352

F4V+...

prototype RS CVn variable, V_max = 7.93^m, V_min = 9.14^m, P = 4.797887 d

TT CVn

112869

63389

12^h 59^m 22.64^s

+37° 49′ 03.7″

8.91

Rp...

semiregular variable

HD 115444

115444

64786

13^h 16^m 42.46^s

+36° 22′ 52.7″

8.97

1.72

918

G9V

barium star

TX CVn

12^h 44^m 22.07^s

+36° 45′ 50.7″

9.34

B1-B9Veq + K0III-M4

Z And and rotating ellipsoidal variable, V_max = 9.34^m, V_min = 10.28^m, P = 199.75 d

VZ CVn

117777

66017

13^h 32^m 03.39^s

+28° 35′ 04.9″

9.35

1.1

1460

F3V + F6V

Algol and γ Dor variable, V_max = 9.17^m, V_min = 9.72^m, P = 0.84246163 d

HIP 65407

65407

13^h 24^m 21.0^s

+48° 53′ 06″

9.42

8.29

has two planets (b & c)

Gliese 521

66625

13^h 39^m 24.10^s

+46° 11′ 11.4″

10.26

9.69

42.41

M2.0V

possibly has a planet

BI CVn

63701

13^h 03^m 16.41^s

+36° 37′ 00.6″

10.31

3.41

782

F9V

W UMa variable, V_max = 10.26^m, V_min = 10.71^m, P = 0.38416 d

W CVn

68908

14^h 06^m 27.98^s

+37° 49′ 41.5″

10.49

-0.39

4900

F2III

RR Lyr variable, V_max = 10.03^m, V_min = 10.96^m, P = 0.5517588 d

Gliese 490

63253

12^h 57^m 40.26^s

+35° 13′ 30.0″

10.52

9.1

62.78

M0.0V

binary star; BY Dra variable and flare star, V_max = 10.5^m, V_min = 10.6^m, P = 3.17 d

ST CVn

68188

13^h 57^m 34.06^s

+29° 51′ 28.7″

11.21

RR Lyr variable, V_max = 11.04^m, V_min = 11.6^m, P = 0.329045 d

UZ CVn

61029

12^h 30^m 27.70^s

+40° 30′ 32.0″

12.11

4.76

964

RR Lyr variable

Z CVn

12^h 49^m 45.37^s

+43° 46′ 25.1″

12.12

RR Lyr variable, V_max = 11.46^m, V_min = 12.36^m, P = 0.653819 d

DG CVn

13^h 31^m 46.62^s

+29° 16′ 36.7″

12.19

12.69

25.9

M4.0V

flare star and BY Dra variable

HAT-P-36

12^h 33^m 03^s

+44° 54′ 55″

12.26

4.75

1034

Tuiren; has a transiting planet (Bran)

UX CVn

12^h 14^m 48.54^s

+36° 38′ 49.3″

rotating ellipsoidal variable and eclipsing binary

HAT-P-12

13^h 57^m 33.48^s

+43° 29′ 36.7″

12.84

has a transiting planet

AM CVn

12^h 34^m 54.60^s

+37° 37′ 44.1″

14.18

9.15

330

DBp

prototype AM CVn star

GD 154

13^h 09^m 57.69^s

+35° 09′ 47.1″

15.33

DA4.4

ZZ Cet variable, ΔV = 0.09^m, P = 0.013727 d

Table legend:

• Name = Proper name
• B = Bayer designation
• F or/and G. = Flamsteed designation or Gould designation
• Var = Variable star designation
• HD = Henry Draper Catalogue designation number
• HIP = Hipparcos Catalogue designation number
• RA = Right ascension for the Epoch/Equinox J2000.0
• Dec = Declination for the Epoch/Equinox J2000.0

• vis. mag. = visual magnitude (m or m_v), also known as apparent magnitude
• abs. mag. = absolute magnitude (M_v)
• Dist. (ly) = Distance in light-years from Earth
• Sp. class = Spectral class of the star in the stellar classification system
• Notes = Common name(s) or alternate name(s); comments; notable properties [for example: multiple star status, range of variability if it is a variable star, exoplanets, etc.]

See also

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