How to see it
1 Cnc has a visual magnitude of about 5.41: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 1 Cnc: right ascension 7h 56m 59s, declination +15° 47′ 24″ (J2000), in the region of the Canis Minor constellation (IAU figure CMi).
Catalog context
1 Cnc. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 38848, HD 64960, Gaia DR3 666735780843072256. In the SkyKeepsake Canis Minor (CMi) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 666735780843072256
- HIP
- 38848
- HD
- 64960
- gaia_dr3
- 666735780843072256
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 1 Cnc
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 666735780843072256
- HD 64960
- HIP 38848
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.41