G-type main-sequence star
Beta Canum Venaticorum (β Canum Venaticorum, abbreviated Beta CVn, β CVn), also named Chara , is a G-type main-sequence star in the northern constellation of Canes Venatici. At an apparent visual magnitude of 4.26, it is the second-brightest star in the constellation. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 118.49 mas, this star is distant from the Sun.