How to see it
9 CVn has a visual magnitude of about 6.32: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 9 CVn: right ascension 12h 38m 46s, declination +40° 52′ 29″ (J2000), in the region of the Canes Venatici constellation (IAU figure CVn).
Catalog context
9 CVn. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 61692, HD 109980, Gaia DR3 1534118032724512128. In the SkyKeepsake Canes Venatici (CVn) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1534118032724512128
- HIP
- 61692
- HD
- 109980
- gaia_dr3
- 1534118032724512128
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 9 CVn
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.32