η Cancri (eta Cancri)

Above the horizon. Rise: 15:24 | Tran: 23:12 | Set: 7:05

Alt: 11.90° Az: 287.82° Direction: West-North-West

η Cancri is a giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Cancer.

η Cancri visual magnitude is 5.33. Because of its faintness, η 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 η Cancri. The red arrow shows the motion of η Cancri during the next 10000 years (-7.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -7.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 08h 34m 09s

Declination +20° 21’ 15”

Hour Angle 06h 25m 55s

Sidereal Time 15h 00m 04s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 32m 42s

Declination +20° 26’ 27”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 204.33°

Galactic Latitude 31.06°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for η Cancri (eta Cancri).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.33

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.43

Spectral Type K3III

Color Index (B-V) 1.25

Temperature 4213K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

η Cancri is distant 311.66 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 24 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 95.60

Distance (light year) 311.66

Radial Speed 24 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.047 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.043"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation η Cancri
(eta Cancri)

Flamsteed designation 33 Cancri

Henry Draper Catalogue HD72292

SAO Catalogue SAO80243

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP41909

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+20 2109

FK5 Catalogue 321

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 69.6° RISE 15:24

Max altitude: 58.9° TRANSIT 23:12

Azimuth: 290.4° SET 7:05

Set Location

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