λ-Cnc (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Columbus , λ-Cnc will become visible at around 21:59 (EDT), 38° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 01:36.
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Name
λ-Cnc
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 08h20m32s [4] |
| Declination: | +24°01'20" [4] |
| Constellation: | Cancer |
| Magnitude: | 5.91 (V) [2] 5.85 (BT) [2] 5.90 (VT) [2] 5.92 (G) [4] 5.89 (BP) [4] 5.92 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 174.3 parsec 568.3 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.04 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 28.2 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 227.7° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -0.30 |
Sources