Star · K5III
60 Cnc
60 Cnc is a giant star of spectral type K5III in the constellation Cancer, 901.2 light-years from the Sun.
| Other names | HIP 43851 |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Cancer |
| Distance | 901.2 light-years (276.3 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 5.44 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude −1.77 |
| Spectral type | K5III |
| Surface temperature | 3,850 K |
| Luminosity | 1,490 L☉ |
| Radius | 86.6 R☉ |
| Mass | 7.32 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 8h 55m 55.5s |
| Declination (J2000) | +11° 37′ 34″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 36.5 km/s |
In the sky
Visible to the naked eye under a dark sky (apparent magnitude 5.44). Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 78° S. North of latitude 78° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in February, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1125. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 16 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 60 Cnc, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 12.04, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Aquarius. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.