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24 Cancri

Altitude: -13.0°   Azimuth: 13.3°   Direction: North-North-East

24 Cancri is a variable and multiple main-sequence star in the constellation of Cancer.

24 Cancri visual magnitude is 7.81. Because of its reltive faintness, 24 Cancri should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of 24 Cancri is -0.045 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.085 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of 24 Cancri star
DSS2 image of 24 Cancri. The red arrow shows the motion of 24 Cancri during the next 10000 years (-7.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -14.17 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about 24 Cancri

7.81
Main-sequence

24 Cancri is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -13.0°
Azimuth: 13.3°
Direction: North-North-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 24 Cancri

24 Cancri is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of 24 Cancri are provided in the following table:

08h 26m 40s
+24° 32’ 07”
199.28°
31.08°
Cancer

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 24 Cancri in the sky:

Finder chart 24 Cancri star
Simplified finder chart for 24 Cancri.

Visibility of 24 Cancri from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's 24 Cancri rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 65.5°
Max altitude: 63.1°
Azimuth: 294.5°

Spectral properties of 24 Cancri

24 Cancri belongs to spectral class F7 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

F7V
6300K

24 Cancri star system properties

24 Cancri is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 24 Cancri double sysyem:

7.81
8.41
0.6
5.7 arcsec

Alternative designations of 24 Cancri

SAO80185
SAO80185