ρ²-Cnc (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , ρ²-Cnc will become visible at around 21:02 (EDT), 59° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 02:50.
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Name
ρ²-Cnc
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 08h55m39s [4] |
| Declination: | +27°55'38" [4] |
| Constellation: | Cancer |
| Magnitude: | 5.23 (V) [2] 6.50 (BT) [2] 5.34 (VT) [2] 4.97 (G) [4] 5.46 (BP) [4] 4.32 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 179.5 parsec 585.1 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.99 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 35.0 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 201.8° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -1.04 |
Sources