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46 Cnc

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46 Cnc has a visual magnitude of about 5.89: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.

Equatorial coordinates for 46 Cnc: right ascension 8h 45m 21s, declination +30° 41′ 52″ (J2000), in the region of the Cancer constellation (IAU figure Cnc).

46 Cnc. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42954, HD 74485, Gaia DR3 706409046589939456. In the SkyKeepsake Cancer (Cnc) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.

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FactsHIP 42954
Right ascension
8h 45m 21s
Declination
+30° 41′ 52″
Magnitude
5.89
Distance
≈ 609 ly
Data: gaia-dr3