How to see it
31The Cnc has a visual magnitude of about 4.64: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 31The Cnc: right ascension 8h 31m 36s, declination +18° 5′ 39″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
31The Cnc. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 41822, HD 72094, Gaia DR3 659211857132536960. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 659211857132536960
- HIP
- 41822
- HD
- 72094
- gaia_dr3
- 659211857132536960
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 31The Cnc
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 659211857132536960
- HD 72094
- HIP 41822
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 4.64