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public Observing fromLocation: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
SunriseRise: 6:04  
clear_day Transit: 12:06  
SunsetSet: 18:09
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ρ2 Cancri (rho2 Cancri)

Altitude: -9.1°   Azimuth: 15.7°   Direction: North-North-East

ρ2 Cancri is a bright giant star in the constellation of Cancer.

ρ2 Cancri visual magnitude is 5.22. Because of its reltive faintness, ρ2 Cancri should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of ρ2 Cancri is -0.01 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.03 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of ρ2 Cancri (rho2 Cancri) star
DSS2 image of ρ2 Cancri. The red arrow shows the motion of ρ2 Cancri during the next 10000 years (-1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.00 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about ρ2 Cancri

5.22
Bright giant

ρ2 Cancri (rho2 Cancri) is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -9.1°
Azimuth: 15.7°
Direction: North-North-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of ρ2 Cancri

ρ2 Cancri is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of ρ2 Cancri are provided in the following table:

08h 55m 39s
+27° 55’ 38”
197.5°
38.26°
Cancer

The simplified sky map below shows the position of ρ2 Cancri in the sky:

Finder chart ρ2 Cancri (rho2 Cancri) star
Simplified finder chart for ρ2 Cancri (rho2 Cancri).

Visibility of ρ2 Cancri from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's ρ2 Cancri (rho2 Cancri) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 62.1°
Max altitude: 66.4°
Azimuth: 297.9°

Distance of ρ2 Cancri from the Sun and relative movement

ρ2 Cancri is distant 573.94 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 17 kilometers per second.

176.06 pc
573.94 ly
17 km/s
-0.01 arcsec/year
-0.03 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of ρ2 Cancri

ρ2 Cancri belongs to spectral class G8 and has a luminosity class of II corresponding to a bright giant star.

-1.01
G8II
4743K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where ρ2 Cancri is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of ρ2 Cancri. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of ρ2 Cancri

ρ2 Cancri
(rho2 Cancri)
SAO80511
SAO80511