How to see it
Chara has a visual magnitude of about 4.09: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for Chara: right ascension 12h 33m 44s, declination +41° 21′ 32″ (J2000), in the region of the Canes Venatici constellation (IAU figure CVn).
Catalog context
Chara. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as Bayer/Flamsteed designation 8Bet CVn, HIP 61317, HD 109358, Gaia DR3 1534011998572555776. In the SkyKeepsake Canes Venatici (CVn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1534011998572555776
- HIP
- 61317
- HD
- 109358
- gaia_dr3
- 1534011998572555776
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 8Bet CVn
Also known as
- 8Bet CVn
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1534011998572555776
- Gl 475
- HD 109358
- HIP 61317
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 4.09