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    Beta Canum VenaticorumCanum Venaticorum, abbreviated Beta CVn, β CVn), also named Chara /ˈkɛərə/, is a G-type main-sequence star in the northern constellation...
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    Caroli /ˌkɔːr ˈkærəlaɪ/ is a binary star designated Alpha Canum Venaticorum or α Canum Venaticorum. The International Astronomical Union uses the name "Cor...
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    contains no very bright stars. The Bayer designation stars, Alpha and Beta Canum Venaticorum are only of third and fourth magnitude respectively. Flamsteed catalogued...
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    stars are sometimes mentioned as solar-twin candidates such as: Beta Canum Venaticorum; however it has too low metallicities (−0.21) for solar twin. 16...
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  • array, a telescope Beta Canum Venaticorum or Chara, a star Chara or Southern dogs, a constellation including Beta Canum Venaticorum and Cor Caroli Chara...
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    yellow supergiant class. Spectral standards: G0V – Beta Canum Venaticorum G0IV – Eta Boötis G0Ib – Beta Aquarii G2V – Sun G5V – Kappa1 Ceti G5IV – Mu Herculis...
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    4490 has a double nucleus. NGC 4490 is located 3/4° northwest of beta Canum Venaticorum and with apparent visual magnitude 9.8, can be observed with 15x100...
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    Way. In the sky, it is located near the yellow naked-eye star, Beta Canum Venaticorum, but also near the barred spiral galaxy NGC 4151 and irregular galaxy...
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  • in Greek mythology Asterion, a star, also known as Chara or as Beta Canum Venaticorum in the constellation of Canes Venatici "The House of Asterion",...
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    the basis of SETI radio searches with the Allen Telescope Array (Beta Canum Venaticorum, HD 10307, HD 211415, 18 Scorpii, and 51 Pegasi). The second are...
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    least one giant or supergiant component KE = contact binary RS = RS Canum Venaticorum variable SD = semi-detached binary "MAST: Barbara A. Mikulski Archive...
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  • 3s +59° 17′ 40″ M3.5V 118.1551±0.0155 B (UCAC4 747-070768)‡ DAH Beta Canum Venaticorum (Chara)$ 27.634±0.036 Canes Venatici* 12h 33m 44.5s +41° 21′ 27″...
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  • magnitude derived from adding the magnitudes of Alpha2 Canum Venaticorum (2.88) and Alpha1 Canum Venaticorum (5.60) as per the formula: 2.79 ≈ − 2.5 log 10 ⁡...
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    Beta Sculptoris, Latinized from β Sculptoris, is a single, blue-white hued star in the southern constellation of Sculptor. It has an apparent visual magnitude...
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    a uvby photometric standard, but is also categorized as an Alpha2 Canum Venaticorum variable with a suspected period of 15.4 days. This lengthy a period...
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    AF Leporis (category RS Canum Venaticorum variables)
    resulting from the presence of starspots. AF Leporis is a member of the Beta Pictoris moving group, with an astronomically young age of about 24 million...
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    such telescopic discoveries. The primary, γ1 Arietis, is an Alpha² Canum Venaticorum variable star that has a range of 0.02 magnitudes and a period of...
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    vary by less than 0.5 magnitudes (70% change in luminosity). Alpha2 Canum Venaticorum (α2 CVn) variables are main-sequence stars of spectral class B8–A7...
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    along a position angle of 28.5°. The brighter component is an α2 Canum Venaticorum variable that changes in brightness with a period of 2.344 days and...
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    4.22. A yellow giant of spectral type G5III, the primary is a RS Canum Venaticorum variable star. It is a spectroscopic binary, with a companion 0.36 AU...
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    Earth. The primary is a white-hued star of magnitude 4.5 and an α2 Canum Venaticorum variable, the secondary is a yellow-hued star of magnitude 6.9, and...
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  • The roAp stars are sometimes referred to as rapidly oscillating α2 Canum Venaticorum variables. Both the roAp stars and some α2 CVn variables lie on the...
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    MK spectral classification system. It is suspected to be a Alpha2 Canum Venaticorum variable with a period of 15.4 days. Sextans contains a few notable...
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    Draconis variable Magnetic fields Alpha² Canum Venaticorum variable SX Arietis Pulsar Eclipsing binary Algol variable Beta Lyrae variable W Ursae Majoris variable...
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    Flamsteed, 19 Lyrae, is also a small-amplitude variable, an Alpha2 Canum Venaticorum variable with a period of just over one day. Another evolved star...
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    XX Trianguli (category RS Canum Venaticorum variables)
    about 1.5° to the WNW of Beta Trianguli along the constellation border with Andromeda. It is classified as a RS Canum Venaticorum variable and ranges in...
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  • references Lambda Geminorum 100.9 ± 0.6 1 A3V +3.571 Cor Caroli (Alpha² Canum Venaticorum) 100 ± 2 2 A0pSiEuHg 2.84 to 2.98 Alpha Gruis (Alnair) 101.0 ± 0.7...
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  • O-type star and one of the closest supernova candidates to Earth. RS Canum Venaticorum 444 ± 1 2 F6IV+G8IV 7.93 to 9.14 22 Tauri 444 ± 6 1 A0 Vn 6.43 Part...
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    with average magnitudes 4.54 and 5.34 respectively. Both are RS Canum Venaticorum variables, with 10 Leonis Minoris varying by 0.012 magnitude over...
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    Gamma Arietis (category Alpha2 Canum Venaticorum variables)
    traditional name Mesarthim. Originally it had shared the name Sheratan with Beta Arietis. However, this got corrupted to "Sartai" in medieval manuscripts...
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