π1 Cancri (pi1 Cancri)
Above the horizon.
Rise: 2:03 | Tran: 9:19 | Set: 16:35
Alt: 43.76°
Az: 230.84°
Direction: South-West
π1 Cancri is a multiple main-sequence star of spectral class G9 in the constellation of Cancer.
π1 Cancri visual magnitude is 6.51. Because of its faintness, π1 Cancri is not visible to the naked eye.
DSS2 image of π1 Cancri. The red arrow shows the motion of π1 Cancri during the next
1000 years (-8.70 arcmin in Right Ascension and 4.13 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Simplified finder chart for π1 Cancri (pi1 Cancri).
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
Simplified finder chart for π1 Cancri (pi1 Cancri).
The red dot in the diagram below shows where π1 Cancri is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of π1 Cancri.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
π1 Cancri is distant 66.76 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 45 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
Today's π1 Cancri (pi1 Cancri) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):