ω1 Cancri (omega1 Cancri)

Above the horizon. Rise: 9:00 | Tran: 17:23 | Set: 1:50

Alt: 37.26° Az: 264.68° Direction: West

ω1 Cancri is a giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Cancer.

ω1 Cancri visual magnitude is 5.83. Because of its faintness, ω1 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 ω1 Cancri. The red arrow shows the motion of ω1 Cancri during the next 10000 years (2.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 08h 02m 27s

Declination +25° 19’ 16”

Hour Angle 04h 05m 00s

Sidereal Time 12h 07m 28s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 00m 55s

Declination +25° 23’ 34”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 196.23°

Galactic Latitude 25.82°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.83

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.86

Spectral Type G8

Color Index (B-V) 1.02

Temperature 4695K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where ω1 Cancri is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of ω1 Cancri. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ω1 Cancri is distant 1,124.14 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 344.83

Distance (light year) 1,124.14

Radial Speed 2 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.014 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.006"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ω1 Cancri
(omega1 Cancri)

Flamsteed designation 2 Cancri

Henry Draper Catalogue HD65714

SAO Catalogue SAO79861

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP39191

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+25 1812

FK5 Catalogue 1211

Visibility from Your Location

Today's ω1 Cancri (omega1 Cancri) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 64.7° RISE 9:00

Max altitude: 63.8° TRANSIT 17:23

Azimuth: 295.3° SET 1:50

Set Location

Other stars in Cancer