How to see it
5 Cnc has a visual magnitude of about 5.98: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 5 Cnc: right ascension 8h 1m 30s, declination +16° 27′ 19″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
5 Cnc. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 39236, HD 65873, Gaia DR3 655229563455637632. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 655229563455637632
- HIP
- 39236
- HD
- 65873
- gaia_dr3
- 655229563455637632
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 5 Cnc
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 655229563455637632
- HD 65873
- HIP 39236
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.98