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Beta Canum Venaticorum (β CVn β Canum Venaticorum) is a G-type main-sequence star in the northern constellation Canes Venatici. At an apparent visual magnitude of 4.26 it is the second-brightest star in this relatively faint constellation. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 118.49 mas this star is 27.53 light-years (8.44 parsecs) distant from the Earth.Along with the brighter star Cor Caroli the pair form the southern dog in this constellation that represents hunting dogs.
