How to see it
45 Cnc has a visual magnitude of about 5.49: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 45 Cnc: right ascension 8h 43m 12s, declination +12° 40′ 51″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
45 Cnc. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42795, HD 74228, Gaia DR3 602321510603179264. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 602321510603179264
- HIP
- 42795
- HD
- 74228
- gaia_dr3
- 602321510603179264
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 45 Cnc
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 602321510603179264
- HD 74228
- HIP 42795
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.49