ρ2 Cancri (rho2 Cancri)

Above the horizon. Rise: 9:07 | Tran: 17:50 | Set: 2:38

Alt: 42.12° Az: 262.80° Direction: West

ρ2 Cancri is a bright giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Cancer.

ρ2 Cancri visual magnitude is 5.22. Because of its faintness, ρ2 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 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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 08h 57m 10s

Declination +27° 49’ 44”

Hour Angle 03h 45m 17s

Sidereal Time 12h 42m 27s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 55m 39s

Declination +27° 55’ 38”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 197.5°

Galactic Latitude 38.26°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.22

Class Bright giant

Absolute magnitude -1.01

Spectral Type G8II

Color Index (B-V) 1

Temperature 4743K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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.

Distance (parsec) 176.06

Distance (light year) 573.94

Radial Speed 17 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.01 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.03"/y

Alternative Designations

Bayer designation ρ2 Cancri
(rho2 Cancri)

Flamsteed designation 58 Cancri

Henry Draper Catalogue HD76219

SAO Catalogue SAO80511

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP43834

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+28 1666

FK5 Catalogue 2705

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 62.2° RISE 9:07

Max altitude: 66.3° TRANSIT 17:50

Azimuth: 297.8° SET 2:38

Set Location

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