Star profile
20 Cancri
What is 20 Cancri
20 Cancri belongs to the zodiacal Crab, a faint constellation famous for housing the Beehive —the open cluster M44. At 384 light-years, this white A-type star radiates a clean, hot light. Cancer is among the dimmest zodiacal constellations, which makes each of its stars stand out more under dark skies. A clear flame in the late winter to spring sky.
Where it is and when to see it
20 Cancri lies in the northern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is January, when it culminates around midnight.
- From London it culminates about 57° above the horizon.
- From New York it culminates about 68° above the horizon.
- From Sydney it culminates about 38° above the horizon.
It can be seen from anywhere north of 72° S.
It ranks no. 43 in brightness among the 49 stars of Cancer in our catalogue. To find it, start from Tarf, the brightest: it lies about 9° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).
The light you see today left it about 380 years ago.
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Astronomical data for 20 Cancri
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Apparent magnitude
- 5.94
- Distance
- 384.2 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 125.841° · Dec 18.332°
- Catalogue
- HIP 41117 · HD 70569
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Other stars in Cancer
Cancer has 49 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- TarfBeta Cancri3.53
- Asellus AustralisDelta Cancri3.94
- Iota Cancri4.03
- HIP 421725.91
- PiautosLambda Cancri5.92
- 36 Cancri5.92
- 29 Cancri5.94
- 75 Cancri5.95