ζ²-Cnc (Star)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.

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From Cambridge , ζ²-Cnc is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:53 (EDT) and reaching an altitude of 36° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:18.

Name ζ²-Cnc
Object type Star
Other names
ζ²-Cnc
Zeta2 Cancri
16-Cnc
16 Cancri
HR 3210[1]
HD 68255
HIP 40167[3]
TYC 1381-1638-1[2]
Position
Right ascension:08h12m12s [2]
Declination:+17°38'51" [2]
Constellation:Cancer
Magnitude:5.25 (V) [2]
5.85 (BT) [2]
5.30 (VT) [2]
Distance:25.1 parsec
81.8 lightyrs [3]
B-V Color (mag):0.46
Proper motion (speed):154.2 mas/yr[3]
Proper motion (pos ang):169.7°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):3.26

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