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ψ Cancri (psi Cancri)

Above the horizon.  Rise: 13:51 | Tran: 22:15 | Set: 6:43
Alt: 20.22°   Az: 74.21°   Direction: East-North-East

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.

Image of ψ Cancri (psi Cancri) star
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

08h 11m 57s
+25° 25’ 53”
18h 03m 54s
02h 15m 52s

J2000

08h 10m 27s
+25° 30’ 25”

Galactic Coordinates

196.89°
27.9°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ψ Cancri (psi Cancri).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.73
Main-sequence

2.61
G7V
5251K

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

HR 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:

5.73
10.63
4.9
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.

41.98
136.86
-43 km/s
-0.075 arcsec/y
-0.348"/y

Alternative Designations

ψ Cancri
(psi Cancri)
SAO79995
SAO79995

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°
Max altitude: 64.0°
Azimuth: 295.4°