Cor Caroli (α CVn / α Canum Venaticorum / Alpha Canum Venaticorum, originally known by the more elaborate Cor Caroli Regis Martyris) is the brightest star in the northern constellation Canes Venatici.
COR CAROLI (Alpha Canum Venaticorum). Third magnitude (2.81) and easy to find, the star is important all out of proportion to its brightness.
Cor Caroli is a binary star system. The two stars are separated by 20 sec of arc, corresponding to a projected separation of 680 AU. The two stars seem to be a physical system, since they share a common proper motion (see Burnham).
COR CAROLI (Alpha 2 CVn)
Chara (Beta CVn)
Messier Objects
M3 (globular cluster)
M51 The Whirlpool Galaxy (spiral galaxy)
M63 The Sunflower Galaxy (spiral galaxy)
M94 (spiral galaxy)
M106 (spiral galaxy) ...
Cor Caroli, which means "Heart of Charles," honors the memory of King Charles II of England. After Oliver Cromwell's death in 1658, the English yearned for the restoration of the monarchy.
Cor caroli is a blue class AO star with a magnitude of 2.8 and is 120 light years distant. It is a great double star for those with binoculars or small telescopes. It is a peculiar star in that it's spectral lines are variable.
Cor Caroli (Alpha Canum Venaticorum)
Canis Major (Canis Majoris)
Sirius (Alpha Canis Majoris; possibly aka Alpha Majoris)
Canis Minor (Canis Minoris) ...
The double alpha CVn, also known as Cor Caroli (meaning "The Heart of Carles"; this name was given to the star by Edmund Halley in honor of Charles II of England), is a blue-white star of 2.9 mag.
*Spring is marked by the Diamond of Virgo consisting of Arcturus, Spica, Denebola, and Cor Caroli.
The star Alpha is known as Cor Caroli, meaning Charles's Heart, in honour of King Charles I of England. It was given this title by Sir Charles Scarborough, physician to King Charles II.
The brightest star in Canes Venatici is [1321] Cor Caroli, alpha Canum Venaticorum. It is a binary star with a magnitude of 2.81, approximately 110 light-years distant.
corner (11:42:11.1+26:42:23.7, ICRS 2000.0) of Constellation Leo, the Lion -- northeast of Zosma (Delta Leonis) and Coxa (Theta Leonis), north of Denebola (Beta Leonis), southeast of Alula Borealis (Nu Ursae Majoris), and southwest of Cor Caroli ...
Alpha Canum Venaticorum is popularly called Cor Caroli (Heart of Charles). Most sources give Edmund Halley the credit, naming it after King Charles II after the restoration of the monarchy in Britain in 1660.
Asterion (Chara, β CVn), Cor Caroli (Canum Venaticorum, α2 CVn).
Main named stars in Boötes: ...
Named stars: Alpha CVn (Cor Caroli)
Info: This constellation was introduced by Hevelius to fill the empty spots in the Ptolemaean star catalogue. It consisted of a southern and a northern hunting dog; the northern dog was named Asterion by Hevelius.
This bright spiral galaxy is easy to find about 3°10' SEE of Cor Caroli (a Canum Venaticorum - see finder chart below). ...
corum, a double star, of magnitudes 3 and 6; this star was named Cor Caroli, or The Heart of Charles II.
Cebalrai Beta Ophiuchi
Celaeno 16 Tauri
Chara Alpha Canum Venaticorum
Cheleb Beta Ophiuchi
Chertan Theta Leonis
Chort Theta Leonis
Chow Beta Serpentis
Cor Caroli Alpha Canum Venaticorum
Cursa Beta Eridani ...
in 1687 by the German-Polish astronomer Johannes Hevelius. This constellation is said to represent the two hunting dogs of the nearby constellation, Bootes. The dogs are named Chara and Asterion. Asterion is another name for the star Cor Caroli.
are displaced from the rotational equator and poles); the amount of chromium varies similarly. Though visually the brightest Ap star, Alioth has one of the weakest magnetic fields of this class - 15 times weaker than that observed for Cor Caroli.
 See also: Constellation, Star, Magnitude, Canes Venatici, Light
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