κ Cancri (kappa Cancri)

Above the horizon. Rise: 10:15 | Tran: 17:07 | Set: 23:59

Alt: 33.91° Az: 240.67° Direction: West-South-West

κ Cancri is a variable and multiple giant star of spectral class B8 in the constellation of Cancer.

κ Cancri visual magnitude is 5.24. Because of its faintness, κ 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 κ Cancri. The red arrow shows the motion of κ Cancri during the next 10000 years (-3.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 09h 09m 07s

Declination +10° 33’ 51”

Hour Angle 03h 09m 33s

Sidereal Time 12h 18m 40s

J2000

Right Ascension 09h 07m 44s

Declination +10° 40’ 05”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 218.99°

Galactic Latitude 35.06°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for κ Cancri (kappa Cancri).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.24

Class Giant

κ Cancri is also a Mn chemically peculiar star.

Absolute magnitude -0.62

Spectral Type B8III

Color Index (B-V) -0.11

Temperature 11744K

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

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

Star System Properties

κ Cancri is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the κ Cancri double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.24

Secondary star magnitude 5.44

Magnitude difference 0.2

Separation 0.3 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

κ Cancri is distant 483.68 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 24 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 148.37

Distance (light year) 483.68

Radial Speed 24 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.02 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.01"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation κ Cancri
(kappa Cancri)

Flamsteed designation 76 Cancri

Henry Draper Catalogue HD78316

SAO Catalogue SAO98378

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP44798

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+11 1984

FK5 Catalogue 1238

General Catalogue of Variable Stars Kap Cnc

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 79.4° RISE 10:15

Max altitude: 49.1° TRANSIT 17:07

Azimuth: 280.6° SET 23:59

Set Location

Other stars in Cancer