NationMaster - Encyclopedia: List of stars in Cancer

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Cancer, sorted by decreasing brightness. This article is about the astronomical object. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Cancer (IPA: , Latin: , symbol , ) is one of the thirteen constellations of the zodiac. ...

Name

Designation

Location

Magnitude

Dist. (ly)

Sp. class

Notes

HIP

69267

40526

08^h 16^m 30.95^s

+09° 11′ 08.4″

3.53

−1.22

290

K4III

Tarf

δ Cnc

74442

42911

08^h 44^m 41.11^s

+18° 09′ 17.5″

3.94

0.84

136

K0III

Asellus Australis

ι Cnc A

74739

43103

08^h 46^m 41.83^s

+28° 45′ 36.0″

4.03

−0.77

298

G8Iab:

Decapoda; binary star

α Cnc

76756

44066

08^h 58^m 29.20^s

+11° 51′ 28.0″

4.26

0.63

173

A5m

Acubens, Al Zubanah, Sertan

γ Cnc

74198

42806

08^h 43^m 17.21^s

+21° 28′ 06.9″

4.66

1.23

158

A1IV

Asellus Borealis

ζ¹ Cnc

ζ¹

68255

40167

08^h 12^m 12.71^s

+17° 38′ 53.3″

4.67

2.63

G0V

Tegmen

χ Cnc

69897

40843

08^h 20^m 03.87^s

+27° 13′ 07.0″

5.13

3.84

F6V

71115

41325

08^h 25^m 54.79^s

+07° 33′ 52.3″

5.13

−0.08

359

G8II

double star

8 Cnc

66664

39567

08^h 05^m 04.51^s

+13° 07′ 06.1″

5.14

1.09

210

A1V

ξ Cnc

78515

44946

09^h 09^m 21.53^s

+22° 02′ 43.6″

5.16

−0.18

380

K0III

ο¹ Cnc

ο¹

76543

43970

08^h 57^m 14.91^s

+15° 19′ 21.8″

5.22

1.77

160

A5III

ρ² Cnc

ρ²

76219

43834

08^h 55^m 39.69^s

+27° 55′ 39.2″

5.23

−1.00

574

G8II-III

RZ Ari; semiregular variable

σ³ Cnc

σ³

76813

44154

08^h 59^m 32.68^s

+32° 25′ 07.1″

5.23

0.27

320

G9III

κ Cnc

78316

44798

09^h 07^m 44.82^s

+10° 40′ 05.6″

5.23

−0.63

484

B8IIIMNp

α² CVn variable

μ Cnc

67228

39780

08^h 07^m 45.84^s

+21° 34′ 55.1″

5.30

3.46

G2IV

θ Cnc

72094

41822

08^h 31^m 35.77^s

+18° 05′ 40.4″

5.33

−0.57

494

K5III

η Cnc

72292

41909

08^h 32^m 42.52^s

+20° 26′ 28.6″

5.33

0.43

312

K3III

π Cnc

79554

45410

09^h 15^m 13.88^s

+14° 56′ 29.5″

5.36

−1.30

701

K1III

57 Cnc

75959

43721

08^h 54^m 14.70^s

+30° 34′ 45.0″

5.40

0.15

365

G7III

τ Cnc

78235

44818

09^h 08^m 00.07^s

+29° 39′ 15.2″

5.42

0.91

260

G8III

60 Cnc

76351

43851

08^h 55^m 55.56^s

+11° 37′ 33.8″

5.44

−0.82

582

K5III

σ² Cnc

σ²

76398

43932

08^h 56^m 56.63^s

+32° 54′ 38.1″

5.44

1.56

195

A7IV

ν Cnc

77350

44405

09^h 02^m 44.27^s

+24° 27′ 10.6″

5.45

−0.28

457

A0pSi

27 Cnc

71250

41400

08^h 26^m 43.95^s

+12° 39′ 17.5″

5.56

−1.98

1052

M3III

BP Cnc; semiregular variable

φ¹ Cnc

φ¹

71093

41377

08^h 26^m 27.73^s

+27° 53′ 37.9″

5.58

0.15

398

K5III

3 Cnc

65759

39177

08^h 00^m 47.31^s

+17° 18′ 31.4″

5.60

−1.12

721

K3III

15 Cnc

68351

40240

08^h 13^m 08.87^s

+29° 39′ 23.7″

5.62

−1.52

872

B9p SiCr

45 Cnc

A¹

74228

42795

08^h 43^m 12.34^s

+12° 40′ 51.1″

5.62

−1.87

1028

A3V+...

49 Cnc

74521

42917

08^h 44^m 45.04^s

+10° 04′ 54.2″

5.63

0.15

408

A1p...

σ¹ Cnc

σ¹

75698

43584

08^h 52^m 34.62^s

+32° 28′ 26.8″

5.67

1.69

204

A8Vms

ο² Cnc

ο²

76582

44001

08^h 57^m 35.16^s

+15° 34′ 52.4″

5.68

2.22

161

F0IV

υ¹ Cnc

υ¹

72041

41816

08^h 31^m 30.57^s

+24° 04′ 52.4″

5.71

1.40

237

F0IIIn

ψ Cnc

67767

40023

08^h 10^m 27.23^s

+25° 30′ 29.4″

5.73

2.61

137

G8IV

1 Cnc

64960

38848

07^h 56^m 59.47^s

+15° 47′ 25.4″

5.80

0.04

462

K3III

69994

40866

08^h 20^m 20.93^s

+20° 44′ 52.2″

5.80

−0.17

510

K1III

77445

44406

09^h 02^m 44.82^s

+07° 17′ 53.7″

5.85

−0.69

664

K3III:

ω Cnc

65714

39191

08^h 00^m 55.86^s

+25° 23′ 34.2″

5.87

−1.82

1124

G8III:

50 Cnc

A²

74873

43121

08^h 46^m 56.06^s

+12° 06′ 36.3″

5.89

1.96

199

A1V

66 Cnc

77104

44307

09^h 01^m 24.13^s

+32° 15′ 08.3″

5.89

−0.08

509

A2V

72945

42172

08^h 35^m 51.05^s

+06° 37′ 13.9″

5.91

3.79

F8V

λ Cnc

70011

40881

08^h 20^m 32.15^s

+24° 01′ 20.5″

5.92

0.37

419

B9.5V

36 Cnc

73143

42265

08^h 37^m 05.79^s

+09° 39′ 20.1″

5.92

0.17

461

A3V

20 Cnc

d¹

70569

41117

08^h 23^m 21.87^s

+18° 19′ 56.2″

5.94

0.52

395

A9V

29 Cnc

71555

41578

08^h 28^m 37.35^s

+14° 12′ 39.1″

5.94

1.07

308

A5V

75 Cnc

78418

44892

09^h 08^m 47.42^s

+26° 37′ 48.0″

5.95

3.47

102

G5IV

9 Cnc

66875

39659

08^h 06^m 18.40^s

+22° 38′ 07.8″

5.96

−0.46

626

M3III

73192

42365

08^h 38^m 19.00^s

+32° 48′ 07.3″

5.96

0.70

367

K2III:

55 Cnc

ρ¹

75732

43587

08^h 52^m 36.13^s

+28° 19′ 53.0″

5.96

5.47

G8V

binary star; has four planets

5 Cnc

65873

39236

08^h 01^m 30.29^s

+16° 27′ 19.2″

5.99

0.19

472

B9.5Vn

68461

40231

08^h 12^m 59.74^s

+16° 30′ 51.7″

6.03

−0.02

528

G8III

72617

42049

08^h 34^m 13.35^s

+08° 27′ 08.5″

6.04

2.22

189

F3IV

79 Cnc

78715

45033

09^h 10^m 20.86^s

+21° 59′ 47.1″

6.04

0.49

420

G8III

RS Cnc

78712

45058

09^h 10^m 38.81^s

+30° 57′ 47.6″

6.04

0.61

397

M6S

semiregular variable

65257

38975

07^h 58^m 31.48^s

+16° 31′ 07.3″

6.05

−2.11

1399

65522

39067

07^h 59^m 35.07^s

+13° 14′ 31.9″

6.05

1.22

301

28 Cnc

71496

41574

08^h 28^m 36.80^s

+24° 08′ 42.2″

6.05

1.45

271

F0Vn

67 Cnc

77190

44342

09^h 01^m 48.88^s

+27° 54′ 10.0″

6.07

2.23

191

A8Vn

68099

40085

08^h 11^m 16.60^s

+09° 49′ 16.6″

6.08

−1.06

872

B6III

21 Cnc

70734

41163

08^h 23^m 55.21^s

+10° 37′ 55.6″

6.11

−1.56

1113

M2III

25 Cnc

d²

71030

41319

08^h 25^m 49.99^s

+17° 02′ 47.9″

6.11

2.85

147

F6V

46 Cnc

74485

42954

08^h 45^m 21.42^s

+30° 41′ 51.9″

6.12

0.30

477

G5III

80546

45896

09^h 21^m 27.17^s

+32° 54′ 07.9″

6.16

1.22

317

K3III

76508

43957

08^h 57^m 08.30^s

+17° 08′ 37.8″

6.17

0.82

384

K1III

76629

44010

08^h 57^m 42.03^s

+09° 23′ 16.0″

6.19

−1.15

956

G8III

66552

39535

08^h 04^m 45.32^s

+18° 50′ 31.4″

6.21

1.40

299

B9V

66684

39607

08^h 05^m 37.05^s

+27° 31′ 47.1″

6.21

−1.08

934

A0V

73596

42538

08^h 40^m 18.31^s

+31° 56′ 31.1″

6.21

1.05

350

F5III

67959

40058

08^h 10^m 58.90^s

+14° 37′ 46.3″

6.22

−0.04

581

A1V

12 Cnc

67483

39874

08^h 08^m 42.44^s

+13° 38′ 27.4″

6.25

1.59

278

F3V

53 Cnc

75716

43575

08^h 52^m 28.60^s

+28° 15′ 33.0″

6.25

−0.92

886

M3III

61 Cnc

76572

44031

08^h 57^m 58.63^s

+30° 14′ 01.5″

6.25

2.75

164

F6V

72505

42010

08^h 33^m 45.06^s

+13° 15′ 26.7″

6.26

1.40

306

K0III

69478

40617

08^h 17^m 31.66^s

+08° 51′ 58.8″

6.28

−1.28

1062

G8III

X Cnc

76221

43811

08^h 55^m 22.88^s

+17° 13′ 52.5″

6.28

−3.95

3622

C6II

carbon star

ε Cnc

73731

42556

08^h 40^m 27.03^s

+19° 32′ 41.4″

6.29

0.16

548

member of the Beehive star cluster

65735

39180

08^h 00^m 48.10^s

+19° 48′ 58.4″

6.30

1.18

345

K1III

φ² Cnc

φ²

71150

41404

08^h 26^m 47.08^s

+26° 56′ 07.7″

6.30

1.66

277

A3V+...

φ² Cnc

φ²

71151

08^h 26^m 47.00^s

+26° 56′ 07.0″

6.30

component of the φ² Cnc system

FZ Cnc

76830

44126

08^h 59^m 10.76^s

+18° 08′ 06.1″

6.30

−0.35

697

M4IIIvar

variable

4 Cnc

65856

39263

08^h 01^m 43.77^s

+25° 05′ 22.0″

6.32

0.00

598

A1V

72943

42187

08^h 36^m 07.71^s

+15° 18′ 49.3″

6.33

1.77

267

F0IV

65757

39194

08^h 01^m 00.79^s

+23° 34′ 59.4″

6.34

1.70

276

K1III-IV

υ² Cnc

υ²

72324

41940

08^h 33^m 00.14^s

+24° 05′ 05.7″

6.35

0.80

421

G9III

54 Cnc

75528

43454

08^h 51^m 01.53^s

+15° 21′ 01.7″

6.36

3.35

130

G2IV

68776

40354

08^h 14^m 21.01^s

+13° 02′ 54.0″

6.39

−0.49

776

G8III

39 Cnc

73665

42516

08^h 40^m 06.44^s

+20° 00′ 28.1″

6.39

0.11

587

K0III

78175

44768

09^h 07^m 27.01^s

+22° 58′ 51.1″

6.39

2.54

192

F5V

80064

45614

09^h 17^m 51.36^s

+11° 30′ 04.1″

6.40

0.30

542

A2IV

75469

43427

08^h 50^m 45.13^s

+18° 49′ 56.1″

6.41

−0.43

762

A2Vs

69629

40675

08^h 18^m 14.43^s

+15° 40′ 40.6″

6.42

0.56

485

73710

42549

08^h 40^m 22.11^s

+19° 40′ 11.9″

6.42

−0.41

756

K0III

ψ¹ Cnc

ψ¹

67690

40007

08^h 10^m 13.12^s

+25° 50′ 40.4″

6.44

−1.06

1032

73599

42462

08^h 39^m 24.57^s

+08° 01′ 03.6″

6.46

0.32

551

K1III

77660

44574

09^h 04^m 55.12^s

+32° 22′ 37.2″

6.46

1.96

259

A8V

67542

39958

08^h 09^m 35.19^s

+29° 05′ 35.1″

6.47

−3.93

3928

G0II

68703

40342

08^h 14^m 11.14^s

+17° 40′ 33.3″

6.47

1.45

329

A0Vne...

78234

44825

09^h 08^m 04.21^s

+32° 32′ 25.6″

6.47

1.32

349

F2V

34 Cnc

72359

41904

08^h 32^m 39.87^s

+10° 03′ 57.7″

6.48

0.38

541

A1V

78661

44984

09^h 09^m 46.45^s

+11° 33′ 52.3″

6.48

3.60

123

F2p

79248

45272

09^h 13^m 37.27^s

+21° 16′ 59.6″

6.48

0.57

496

A2V

76908

44148

08^h 59^m 26.89^s

+13° 04′ 27.9″

6.49

−1.50

1294

K5III

81 Cnc

79096

45170

09^h 12^m 17.87^s

+14° 59′ 43.6″

6.49

4.93

G9V

72115

41833

08^h 31^m 41.31^s

+18° 59′ 16.0″

6.50

−0.99

1025

24 Cnc A

71152

41389

08^h 26^m 39.82^s

+24° 32′ 03.7″

6.51

2.11

248

F0III

double star

37 Cnc

73316

42353

08^h 38^m 05.19^s

+09° 34′ 28.7″

6.54

1.25

373

A1V

35 Cnc

72779

42133

08^h 35^m 19.47^s

+19° 35′ 24.3″

6.55

0.28

585

G0III

ι Cnc B

74738

43100

08^h 46^m 40.00^s

+28° 45′ 54.6″

6.58

2.77

188

G8II...

component of the ι Cnc system

40 Cnc

73666

42523

08^h 40^m 11.47^s

+19° 58′ 16.2″

6.61

0.40

570

A1V

83 Cnc

80218

45699

09^h 18^m 58.91^s

+17° 42′ 20.4″

6.61

3.64

128

38 Cnc

73575

42485

08^h 39^m 42.68^s

+19° 46′ 42.5″

6.65

0.59

531

F0III

70 Cnc

77557

44512

09^h 04^m 09.87^s

+27° 53′ 53.9″

6.67

0.33

605

A1V

42 Cnc

73785

42578

08^h 40^m 43.23^s

+19° 43′ 09.6″

6.83

0.87

506

A9III

80 Cnc

79009

45153

09^h 11^m 56.93^s

+18° 02′ 39.0″

6.87

1.08

470

R Cnc

69243

08^h 16^m 33.90^s

+11° 43′ 35.0″

7.13

M7IIIe

Mira variable

74 Cnc

78347

44838

09^h 08^m 08.41^s

+14° 42′ 41.1″

7.35

1.13

572

52 Cnc

75558

43463

08^h 51^m 10.83^s

+15° 59′ 57.8″

7.38

1.03

607

24 Cnc B

71153

08^h 26^m 40.10^s

+24° 32′ 07.0″

7.81

component of the 24 Cnc system

DX Cnc

14.90

11.8

18th nearest star; flare star

A light-year or lightyear, symbol ly, is a unit of length. ... In astronomy, stellar classification is a classification of stars based initially on photospheric temperature and its associated spectral characteristics, and subsequently refined in terms of other characteristics. ... Many of the brighter stars are given names which are known as Bayer designations. ... Flamsteed designations for stars are similar to Bayer designations, except that they use numbers instead of Greek letters. ... The Henry Draper Catalogue is an astronomy catalogue with astrometric and spectroscopic data about more than 225,000 stars. ... In astronomy, many stars are referred to simply by catalogue numbers. ... Equatorial Coordinates Right ascension (abbrev. ... In astronomy, declination (abbrev. ... // Headline text HEY!! HOW ARE YOU ALL?? Its nice of you to come read this page. ... In astronomy, absolute magnitude is the apparent magnitude, m, an object would have if it were at a standard luminosity distance away from us, in the absence of interstellar extinction. ... Altarf, also known as al-Tarf (Arabic for the tip) and as ß-Cancri, is a star in the constellation Cancer. ... Asellus Australis (lat. ... Iota Cancri (abbr. ... This article is about the astronomical phenomenon. ... Alpha Cancri (Î± Cnc / Î± Cancri) is a star in the constellation Cancer. ... Asellus Borealis (lat. ... Tegmen is the designation of the three-fold star Zeta Cancri. ... Chi Cancri (abbr. ... When two stars are so nearly in the same direction as seen from Earth that they appear to be a single star to the naked eye but may be separated by the use of telescopes, they are referred to as a double star. ... 8 Cancri (abbr. ... Xi Cancri (abbr. ... Omicron1 Cancri (abbr. ... Rho2 Cancri (abbr. ... Semiregular variable stars are giants or supergiants of intermediate and late spectral type showing considerable periodicity in their light changes, accompanied or sometimes interrupted by various irregularities. ... Sigma3 Cancri (abbr. ... Kappa Cancri (abbr. ... Alpha2 Canum Venaticorum variables are main sequence variable stars of spectral class B8p to A7p. ... Mu Cancri (abbr. ... Theta Cancri (abbr. ... Eta Cancri (abbr. ... Pi Cancri (abbr. ... 57 Cancri (abbr. ... Tau Cancri (abbr. ... 60 Cancri is a star in the constellation Cancer. ... Sigma2 Cancri (abbr. ... Nu Cancri (abbr. ... 27 Cancri (abbr. ... Semiregular variable stars are giants or supergiants of intermediate and late spectral type showing considerable periodicity in their light changes, accompanied or sometimes interrupted by various irregularities. ... Phi1 Cancri (abbr. ... 3 Cancri (abbr. ... 15 Cancri (abbr. ... 45 Cancri (abbr. ... 49 Cancri (abbr. ... Sigma1 Cancri (abbr. ... Omicron2 Cancri (abbr. ... Upsilon1 Cancri (abbr. ... Psi Cancri (abbr. ... 1 Cancri (abbr. ... Omega Cancri (abbr. ... 50 Cancri (abbr. ... 66 Cancri (abbr. ... Lambda Cancri (abbr. ... 36 Cancri (abbr. ... 20 Cancri (abbr. ... 29 Cancri (abbr. ... 75 Cancri (abbr. ... 9 Cancri (abbr. ... 55 Cancri (abbreviated 55 Cnc; Bayer designation Ï1 Cancri, Rho-1 Cancri) is a nearby 6th magnitude star in the constellation Cancer. ... An extrasolar planet, or exoplanet, is a planet beyond the Solar System. ... 5 Cancri (abbr. ... 79 Cancri (abbr. ... 28 Cancri (abbr. ... 67 Cancri (abbr. ... 21 Cancri (abbr. ... 25 Cancri (abbr. ... 46 Cancri (abbr. ... 12 Cancri (abbr. ... 53 Cancri (abbr. ... 61 Cancri (abbr. ... A carbon star is a red giant (or occasionally red dwarf) star whose atmosphere contains more carbon than oxygen; the two elements combine in the upper layers of the star, forming carbon monoxide and other carbon compounds. ... The Beehive Cluster (also known as The Beehive, Praesepe, Open Cluster M44, Messier Object 44, Messier 44, M44, or NGC 2632) is an open cluster in the constellation Cancer. ... The Beehive Cluster (also known as The Beehive, Praesepe, Open Cluster M44, Messier Object 44, Messier 44, M44, or NGC 2632) is an open cluster in the constellation Cancer. ... Globular Cluster M92 in the Hercules constellation. ... Phi2 Cancri (abbr. ... Phi2 Cancri (abbr. ... Most stars are of almost constant luminosity. ... 4 Cancri (abbr. ... Upsilon2 Cancri (abbr. ... 54 Cancri (abbr. ... 39 Cancri (abbr. ... Psi1 Cancri (abbr. ... 34 Cancri (abbr. ... 81 Cancri (abbr. ... 24 Cancri (abbr. ... When two stars are so nearly in the same direction as seen from Earth that they appear to be a single star to the naked eye but may be separated by the use of telescopes, they are referred to as a double star. ... 37 Cancri (abbr. ... 35 Cancri (abbr. ... Iota Cancri (abbr. ... 40 Cancri (abbr. ... 83 Cancri (abbr. ... 38 Cancri (abbr. ... 70 Cancri (abbr. ... 42 Cancri (abbr. ... 80 Cancri (abbr. ... Mira variables, named after the star Mira (IPA [Ëˆmai. ... 74 Cancri (abbr. ... 52 Cancri (abbr. ... 24 Cancri (abbr. ... DX Cancri is a cool red dwarf star that is less than 9% of the mass of our Sun. ... This list of the nearest stars to Earth is ordered by increasing distance out to a maximum of 5 parsecs (16. ... A flare star is a variable star which can undergo unpredictable dramatic increases in brightness for a few minutes or a few hours. ...

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