Beta Canum Venaticorum
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beta-canum-venaticorum-204-6619844
title:
Beta Canum Venaticorum
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Beta Canum Venaticorum, also named Chara, is a G-type main-sequence star in the northern constellation of Canes Venatici. At an apparent visual magnitude of 4.25, it is the second-brightest star in the constellation. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 118 mas, this star is 27.6 light-years distant from the Sun. Along with the brighter star Cor Caroli, the pair form the "southern dog" in this constellation that represents hunting dogs.
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encyclopedia
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Star in constellation Canes Venatici
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta_Canum_Venaticorum
date created:
2005-11-08T21:08:56Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T20:53:30Z
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