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| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS) |
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| Constellation | Canes Venatici | |
| Right ascension | 12h 34m 54.58s1 | |
| Declination | +37° 37′ 43.4″1 | |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.181 | |
| Characteristics | ||
| B-V color index | −0.231 | |
| Variable type | AM Cvn | |
| Astrometry | ||
| Parallax (π) | 1.65 ± 0.302 mas | |
| Distance | approx. 2000 ly (approx. 600 pc) |
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| Details | ||
| Mass | 0.68 ± 0.062 M☉ | 0.125 ± 0.0122 M☉ |
| Orbit2 | ||
| Period (P) | 1028.7322 ± 0.0003 sec | |
| Inclination (i) | 43 ± 2° | |
| Database references | ||
| SIMBAD | data | |
| Other designations | ||
AM Canum Venaticorum is a cataclysmic variable star in the constellation of Canes Venatici. It is the type star of its class of variables, the AM CVn stars.
References
- ^ a b c d e V* AM CVn, database entry, SIMBAD. Acccessed on line July 23, 2008.
- ^ a b c d Kinematics of the ultracompact helium accretor AM Canum Venaticorum, G. H. A. Roelofs, P. J. Groot, G. Nelemans, T. R. Marsh, and D. Steeghs, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 371, #3 (September 2006), pp. 1231–1242, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2006.10718.x, Bibcode: 2006MNRAS.371.1231R.
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