How to see it
57 Cnc has a visual magnitude of about 5.77: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 57 Cnc: right ascension 8h 54m 15s, declination +30° 34′ 44″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
57 Cnc. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 43721, HD 75959, Gaia DR3 705832627619469056. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 705832627619469056
- HIP
- 43721
- HD
- 75959
- gaia_dr3
- 705832627619469056
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 57 Cnc
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 705832627619469056
- HD 75959
- HIP 43721
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.77