How to see it
61 Cnc has a visual magnitude of about 6.14: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 61 Cnc: right ascension 8h 57m 59s, declination +30° 14′ 2″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
61 Cnc. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 44031, HD 76572, Gaia DR3 705631623149811712. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 705631623149811712
- HIP
- 44031
- HD
- 76572
- gaia_dr3
- 705631623149811712
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 61 Cnc
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 705631623149811712
- HD 76572
- HIP 44031
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.14