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TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 7:14 
Transit: 12:14 
Sunset: 17:14
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24 Cancri

Above the horizon.  Rise: 14:26 | Tran: 22:43 | Set: 7:03
Alt: 51.72°   Az: 121.27°   Direction: East-South-East

24 Cancri is a variable and multiple main-sequence star of spectral class F7 in the constellation of Cancer.

24 Cancri visual magnitude is 7.81. Because of its faintness, 24 Cancri is not visible to the naked eye.

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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

08h 28m 09s
+24° 27’ 04”
21h 37m 44s
06h 05m 53s

J2000

08h 26m 40s
+24° 32’ 07”

Galactic Coordinates

199.28°
31.08°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 24 Cancri.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

7.81
Main-sequence

F7V
6300K

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

SAO80185
SAO80185

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 65.5°
Max altitude: 63.0°
Azimuth: 294.5°