How to see it
18Chi Cnc has a visual magnitude of about 4.99: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 18Chi Cnc: right ascension 8h 20m 4s, declination +27° 12′ 58″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
18Chi Cnc. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 40843, HD 69897, Gaia DR3 683184784030475520. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 683184784030475520
- HIP
- 40843
- HD
- 69897
- gaia_dr3
- 683184784030475520
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 18Chi Cnc
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 683184784030475520
- Gl 303
- HD 69897
- HIP 40843
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 4.99