was suggested that it may be a spectroscopic binary. However, further analysis of the data does not seem to bear that out. In addition, a 2005 search for a brown dwarf in orbit around this star failed to discover any such companion, at least down to the sensitivity limit of the instrument used. Habitability In 2006, astronomer Margaret Turnbull labeled Beta CVn as the top stellar system candidate to search for extraterrestrial life forms. Because of its solar-type properties, astrobiologists have listed it among the most astrobiologically interesting stars within 10 parsecs of the Sun. However, as of 2009, this star is not known to host planets. See also List of star systems within 25–30 light-years References External links Canes Venatici Canum Venaticorum, Beta G-type main-sequence stars Canum Venaticorum, Beta Chara Canum_Venaticorum, 08 061317 109358 4785 Durchmusterung objects