How to see it
70 Cnc has a visual magnitude of about 6.65: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 70 Cnc: right ascension 9h 4m 10s, declination +27° 53′ 54″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
70 Cnc. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 44512, HD 77557, Gaia DR3 692366599475454592. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 692366599475454592
- HIP
- 44512
- HD
- 77557
- gaia_dr3
- 692366599475454592
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 70 Cnc
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 692366599475454592
- HD 77557
- HIP 44512
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.65