ω2 Cancri (omega2 Cancri)

Above the horizon. Rise: 23:09 | Tran: 7:33 | Set: 15:54

Alt: 19.59° Az: 74.12° Direction: East-North-East

ω2 Cancri is a multiple main-sequence star of spectral class A1 in the constellation of Cancer.

ω2 Cancri visual magnitude is 6.31. Because of its faintness, ω2 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 ω2 Cancri. The red arrow shows the motion of ω2 Cancri during the next 10000 years (-3.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 08h 03m 13s

Declination +25° 01’ 10”

Hour Angle 18h 01m 48s

Sidereal Time 02h 05m 01s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 01m 43s

Declination +25° 05’ 22”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 196.62°

Galactic Latitude 25.89°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for ω2 Cancri (omega2 Cancri).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.31

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -0.01

Spectral Type A1V

Color Index (B-V) 0.01

Temperature 10002K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where ω2 Cancri is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of ω2 Cancri. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

ω2 Cancri is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the ω2 Cancri double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.31

Secondary star magnitude 10.11

Magnitude difference 3.8

Separation 109.3 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ω2 Cancri is distant 598.17 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 183.49

Distance (light year) 598.17

Radial Speed -9 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.021 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.02"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ω2 Cancri
(omega2 Cancri)

Flamsteed designation 4 Cancri

Henry Draper Catalogue HD65856

SAO Catalogue SAO79869

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP39263

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+25 1816

Visibility from Your Location

Today's ω2 Cancri (omega2 Cancri) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 65.0° RISE 23:09

Max altitude: 63.5° TRANSIT 7:33

Azimuth: 295.0° SET 15:54

Set Location

Other stars in Cancer