ο1 Cancri (omicron1 Cancri)
ο1 Cancri is a giant star in the constellation of Cancer.
ο1 Cancri visual magnitude is 5.2. Because of its reltive faintness, ο1 Cancri should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.
The proper motion of ο1 Cancri is 0.056 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.017 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Key facts about ο1 Cancri
ο1 Cancri (omicron1 Cancri) is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.
Altitude: -11.0°
Azimuth: 312.6°
Direction: North-West
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of ο1 Cancri
ο1 Cancri is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of ο1 Cancri are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of ο1 Cancri in the sky:
Visibility of ο1 Cancri from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's ο1 Cancri (omicron1 Cancri) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):
Distance of ο1 Cancri from the Sun and relative movement
ο1 Cancri is distant 159.88 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of ο1 Cancri
ο1 Cancri belongs to spectral class A5 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where ο1 Cancri is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
