π2 Cancri (pi2 Cancri)

Above the horizon. Rise: 20:51 | Tran: 4:10 | Set: 11:26

Alt: 1.31° Az: 67.51° Direction: East-North-East

π2 Cancri is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Cancer.

π2 Cancri visual magnitude is 5.34. Because of its faintness, π2 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 π2 Cancri. The red arrow shows the motion of π2 Cancri during the next 10000 years (-7.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 09h 16m 36s

Declination +14° 50’ 11”

Hour Angle 16h 51m 24s

Sidereal Time 02h 08m 00s

J2000

Right Ascension 09h 15m 13s

Declination +14° 56’ 29”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 215.07°

Galactic Latitude 38.49°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.34

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.32

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.32

Temperature 4086K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where π2 Cancri is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of π2 Cancri. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

π2 Cancri is distant 701.08 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 26 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 215.05

Distance (light year) 701.08

Radial Speed 26 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.044 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.012"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation π2 Cancri
(pi2 Cancri)

Flamsteed designation 82 Cancri

Henry Draper Catalogue HD79554

SAO Catalogue SAO98456

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP45410

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+15 2009

FK5 Catalogue 2733

Visibility from Your Location

Today's π2 Cancri (pi2 Cancri) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 75.2° RISE 20:51

Max altitude: 53.4° TRANSIT 4:10

Azimuth: 284.8° SET 11:26

Set Location

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