How to see it
36 Cnc has a visual magnitude of about 5.90: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 36 Cnc: right ascension 8h 37m 6s, declination +9° 39′ 20″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
36 Cnc. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42265, HD 73143, Gaia DR3 599730751970496640. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 599730751970496640
- HIP
- 42265
- HD
- 73143
- gaia_dr3
- 599730751970496640
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 36 Cnc
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 599730751970496640
- HD 73143
- HIP 42265
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.90