How to see it
24 Cnc has a visual magnitude of about 6.90: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 24 Cnc: right ascension 8h 26m 40s, declination +24° 32′ 2″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).
Catalog context
24 Cnc. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 41389, HD 71152, Gaia DR3 678725508467083008. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 678725508467083008
- HIP
- 41389
- HD
- 71152
- gaia_dr3
- 678725508467083008
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 24 Cnc
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 678725508467083008
- HD 71152
- HIP 41389
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.90