χ Cancri (chi Cancri)

Below the horizon. Rise: 6:55 | Tran: 15:33 | Set: 0:10

Alt: -4.49° Az: 326.43° Direction: North-North-West

χ Cancri is a main-sequence star of spectral class F6 in the constellation of Cancer.

χ Cancri visual magnitude is 5.14. Because of its faintness, χ Cancri is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

DSS2 image of χ Cancri. The red arrow shows the motion of χ Cancri during the next 1000 years (-0.30 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.30 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 08h 21m 36s

Declination +27° 08’ 09”

Hour Angle 09h 26m 53s

Sidereal Time 17h 48m 29s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 20m 03s

Declination +27° 13’ 04”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 195.78°

Galactic Latitude 30.47°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for χ Cancri (chi Cancri).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.14

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 3.85

Spectral Type F6V

Color Index (B-V) 0.47

Temperature 6528K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

χ Cancri is distant 59.09 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 33 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 18.13

Distance (light year) 59.09

Radial Speed 33 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.018 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.378"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation χ Cancri
(chi Cancri)

Flamsteed designation 18 Cancri

Henry Draper Catalogue HD69897

SAO Catalogue SAO80104

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP40843

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+27 1589

Gliese Catalogue Gl 303

FK5 Catalogue 1217

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 62.9° RISE 6:55

Max altitude: 65.7° TRANSIT 15:33

Azimuth: 297.1° SET 0:10

Set Location

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