How to see it
39 Cnc has a visual magnitude of about 6.15: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 39 Cnc: right ascension 8h 40m 6s, declination +20° 0′ 28″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
39 Cnc. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42516, HD 73665, Gaia DR3 661324431287688448. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 661324431287688448
- HIP
- 42516
- HD
- 73665
- gaia_dr3
- 661324431287688448
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 39 Cnc
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 661324431287688448
- HD 73665
- HIP 42516
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.15