ψ Cancri (psi Cancri)

Above the horizon. Rise: 7:54 | Tran: 16:18 | Set: 0:42

Alt: 45.68° Az: 252.58° Direction: West-South-West

ψ Cancri is a multiple main-sequence star of spectral class G7 in the constellation of Cancer.

ψ Cancri visual magnitude is 5.73. Because of its faintness, ψ 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 ψ Cancri. The red arrow shows the motion of ψ Cancri during the next 1000 years (-1.25 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.80 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 08h 11m 58s

Declination +25° 25’ 49”

Hour Angle 03h 10m 18s

Sidereal Time 11h 22m 17s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 10m 27s

Declination +25° 30’ 25”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 196.89°

Galactic Latitude 27.9°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ψ Cancri (psi Cancri).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.73

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 2.61

Spectral Type G7V

Color Index (B-V) 0.81

Temperature 5251K

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

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

Star System Properties

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

Main star magnitude 5.73

Secondary star magnitude 10.63

Magnitude difference 4.9

Separation 112.1 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ψ Cancri is distant 136.86 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 43 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 41.98

Distance (light year) 136.86

Radial Speed -43 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.075 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.348"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ψ Cancri
(psi Cancri)

Flamsteed designation 14 Cancri

Henry Draper Catalogue HD67767

SAO Catalogue SAO79995

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP40023

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+25 1865

FK5 Catalogue 2633

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 64.6° RISE 7:54

Max altitude: 64.0° TRANSIT 16:18

Azimuth: 295.4° SET 0:42

Set Location

Other stars in Cancer