Acubens - α Cancri (alpha Cancri)

Above the horizon. Rise: 10:31 | Tran: 17:30 | Set: 0:28

Alt: 42.29° Az: 134.45° Direction: South-East

Acubens, also designated as α Cancri (alpha Cancri), is a variable and multiple star of spectral class A5 in the constellation of Cancer.

Acubens visual magnitude is 4.25. Because of its moderate brightness, Acubens is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

Image of Acubens - α Cancri (alpha Cancri) star

DSS2 image of Acubens. The red arrow shows the motion of Acubens during the next 10000 years (5.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 08h 59m 52s

Declination +11° 45’ 29”

Hour Angle 21h 49m 25s

Sidereal Time 06h 49m 17s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 58m 29s

Declination +11° 51’ 28”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 216.51°

Galactic Latitude 33.52°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for Acubens - α Cancri (alpha Cancri).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.25

Class

Absolute magnitude 0.62

Spectral Type A5

Color Index (B-V) 0.14

Temperature 8658K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where Acubens is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of Acubens. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Acubens is distant 173.50 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 14 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 53.22

Distance (light year) 173.50

Radial Speed -14 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.034 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.031"/y

Alternative Designations

Proper Name Acubens

Bayer designation α Cancri
(alpha Cancri)

Flamsteed designation 65 Cancri

Henry Draper Catalogue HD76756

SAO Catalogue SAO98267

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP44066

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+12 1948

FK5 Catalogue 337

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 4327

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS7115

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 78.2° RISE 10:31

Max altitude: 50.3° TRANSIT 17:30

Azimuth: 281.8° SET 0:28

Set Location

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