Cor Caroli / ˌ k ɔːr ˈ k ær ə l aɪ / is a binary star in the northern constellation of Canes Venatici. It is the brightest star in the constellation, lying at the third magnitude. The International Astronomical Union uses the name "Cor Caroli" specifically for the brighter star of the binary. [17]

Apr 24, 2024 · Cor Caroli – aka Alpha Canum Venaticorum – is the brightest star in the constellation Canes Venatici the Hunting Dogs. This star, and Chara, Canes Venatici’s 2nd-brightest star, are probably ...

Feb 27, 2021 · Cor Caroli, Alpha 2 Canum Venaticorum (α 2 CVn), is the primary component in a binary star system located in the northern constellation Canes Venatici, the Hunting Dogs. With an apparent magnitude that varies from 2.84 to 2.98, it is the constellation’s brightest star.

Cor Caroli, binary star located 110 light-years from Earth in the constellation Canes Venatici and consisting of a brighter component (A) of visual magnitude 2.9 and a companion (B) of magnitude 5.5. It is the prototype for a group of unusual-spectrum variable stars …

Cor Caroli was an inhabited planetary system in the Alpha Quadrant. This binary star system had two stars named Alpha1 Canum Venaticorum and Cor Caroli (the proper name for Alpha2 Canum Venaticorum). The system had at least five planets, including Cor Caroli V.

Jun 12, 2020 · Cor Caroli is the brightest point of light in the northern constellation of Canes Venatici. The binary star system is situated at around 120 light-years / 40 parsecs away from the Sun. The primary star, Cor Caroli or α 2 Canum Venaticorum , is closer to us, at only 115 light-years / 35 parsecs.

Alpha (α) Canes Venatici, Cor Coroli, is a double star, 3.2 and 5.7, flushed white and pale lilac, on the Southern Hound, Chara. The usual illustration of the constellation, Canes Venatici, is of two Greyhounds straining at the leash held in the hand of Bootes.