Star profile

Omicron 2 Cancri

3D likeness based on its real data · class F · ~6,500 K

What is Omicron 2 Cancri

Omicron-2 Cancri is a yellow-white F-type star some 150 light-years away, in the modest constellation of the Crab. Cancer is famous for hosting the open cluster Praesepe, the Beehive, one of the closest to the Sun; the omicron stars sit in another region of the crustacean, far from that swarm. Its modest naked-eye light contributes to the faint but ancient outline of one of the zodiac signs.

Where it is and when to see it

Omicron 2 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 February, when it culminates around midnight.

From London it culminates about 54° above the horizon.
From New York it culminates about 65° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 41° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere north of 74° S.

It ranks no. 31 in brightness among the 49 stars of Cancer in our catalogue. To find it, start from Tarf, the brightest: it lies about 12° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 150 years ago.

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Astronomical data for Omicron 2 Cancri

Constellation: Cancer
Apparent magnitude: 5.68
Distance: 150.5 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 134.397° · Dec 15.581°
Catalogue: HIP 44001 · HD 76582

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Other stars in Cancer

Cancer has 49 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.

See all 49 stars in Cancer