Star profile

Nahn

Xi Cancri · Cancer

3D likeness based on its real data · class K · ~4,200 K

What is Nahn

Nahn dwells in Cancer, not far from the celestial manger where the two donkeys graze. The name comes from a local Arab tradition and was officially assigned to this star in recent times. An orange K-class giant 373 light years away, it is a calm and steady flame in one of the faintest constellations of the zodiac.

Where it is and when to see it

Nahn 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 61° above the horizon.
From New York it culminates about 71° above the horizon.
From Sydney it culminates about 34° above the horizon.

It can be seen from anywhere north of 68° S.

It ranks no. 10 in brightness among the 49 stars of Cancer in our catalogue. To find it, start from Tarf, the brightest: it lies about 18° away (a fist at arm's length covers about 10°).

The light you see today left it about 370 years ago.

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Astronomical data for Nahn

Constellation: Cancer
Apparent magnitude: 5.16
Distance: 373.2 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 137.340° · Dec 22.045°
Catalogue: HIP 44946 · HD 78515

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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