Its story

49 Cnc has a visual magnitude of about 5.61: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for 49 Cnc: right ascension 8h 44m 45s, declination +10° 4′ 54″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).

49 Cnc. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42917, HD 74521, Gaia DR3 598314443554350464. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.