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TimezoneEurope/London
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Transit: 12:47 
Sunset: 18:17
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ζ1 Cancri (zeta1 Cancri)

Below the horizon.  Rise: 0:24 | Tran: 8:00 | Set: 15:31
Alt: -11.65°   Az: 318.94°   Direction: North-West

ζ1 Cancri is a multiple main-sequence star of spectral class F9 in the constellation of Cancer.

ζ1 Cancri visual magnitude is 6.02. Because of its faintness, ζ1 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 ζ1 Cancri (zeta1 Cancri) star
DSS2 image of ζ1 Cancri. The red arrow shows the motion of ζ1 Cancri during the next 1000 years (1.10 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.25 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

08h 13m 37s
+17° 34’ 19”
09h 10m 14s
17h 23m 52s

J2000

08h 12m 12s
+17° 38’ 52”

Galactic Coordinates

205.3°
25.53°

Finder Chart

Finder chart ζ1 Cancri (zeta1 Cancri) star
Simplified finder chart for ζ1 Cancri (zeta1 Cancri).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.02
Main-sequence

F9V
6213K

Star System Properties

ζ1 Cancri is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the ζ1 Cancri double sysyem:

6.02
6.42
0.4
0.9 arcsec

Alternative Designations

ζ1 Cancri
(zeta1 Cancri)
SAO97645
SAO97645

Visibility from Your Location

Today's ζ1 Cancri (zeta1 Cancri) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 72.4°
Max altitude: 56.1°
Azimuth: 287.6°