How to see it
59Sig2Cnc 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 59Sig2Cnc: right ascension 8h 56m 57s, declination +32° 54′ 36″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
59Sig2Cnc. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 43932, HD 76398, Gaia DR3 712942516481108992. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 712942516481108992
- HIP
- 43932
- HD
- 76398
- gaia_dr3
- 712942516481108992
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 59Sig2Cnc
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 712942516481108992
- HD 76398
- HIP 43932
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.41