Lambda Cancri
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Lambda Cancri is a star
in the constellation
Cancer
.
λ Cancri is a blue-white B-type
main sequence dwarf
with an apparent magnitude
of +5.92. It is approximately 419 light years
from Earth
.
In Chinese
, , meaning Beacon Fire
, refers to an asterism consisting of λ Cancri, ψ Cancri
, φ1 Cancri
and 15 Cancri
. Consequently, λ Cancri itself is known as . From this Chinese name, the name Kwan Wei meaning "the bright fire" was appeared.
Star
A star is a massive, luminous sphere of plasma held together by gravity. At the end of its lifetime, a star can also contain a proportion of degenerate matter. The nearest star to Earth is the Sun, which is the source of most of the energy on Earth...
in the constellation
Constellation
In modern astronomy, a constellation is an internationally defined area of the celestial sphere. These areas are grouped around asterisms, patterns formed by prominent stars within apparent proximity to one another on Earth's night sky....
Cancer
Cancer (constellation)
Cancer is one of the twelve constellations of the zodiac. Its name is Latin for crab and it is commonly represented as such. Its symbol is . Cancer is small and its stars are faint...
.
λ Cancri is a blue-white B-type
Stellar classification
In astronomy, stellar classification is a classification of stars based on their spectral characteristics. The spectral class of a star is a designated class of a star describing the ionization of its chromosphere, what atomic excitations are most prominent in the light, giving an objective measure...
main sequence dwarf
Main sequence
The main sequence is a continuous and distinctive band of stars that appears on plots of stellar color versus brightness. These color-magnitude plots are known as Hertzsprung–Russell diagrams after their co-developers, Ejnar Hertzsprung and Henry Norris Russell...
with an apparent magnitude
Apparent magnitude
The apparent magnitude of a celestial body is a measure of its brightness as seen by an observer on Earth, adjusted to the value it would have in the absence of the atmosphere...
of +5.92. It is approximately 419 light years
Light Years
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from Earth
Earth
Earth is the third planet from the Sun, and the densest and fifth-largest of the eight planets in the Solar System. It is also the largest of the Solar System's four terrestrial planets...
.
In Chinese
Chinese language
The Chinese language is a language or language family consisting of varieties which are mutually intelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the branches of Sino-Tibetan family of languages...
, , meaning Beacon Fire
Ghost (Chinese constellation)
The Ghost mansion is one of the Twenty-eight mansions of the Chinese constellations. It is one of the southern mansions of the Vermilion Bird.-Asterisms:...
, refers to an asterism consisting of λ Cancri, ψ Cancri
Psi Cancri
The Bayer designation Psi Cancri is shared by two star systems, separated by 0.34° on the sky, in the constellation Cancer:* ψ¹ Cancri* ψ² Cancri, which is often referred to solely as ψ Cancri...
, φ1 Cancri
Phi1 Cancri
Phi1 Cancri is a star in the constellation Cancer.φ1 Cancri is an orange K-type giant with an apparent magnitude of +5.58. It is approximately 398 light years from Earth....
and 15 Cancri
15 Cancri
15 Cancri is a star in the constellation Cancer. Its apparent magnitude is 5.62....
. Consequently, λ Cancri itself is known as . From this Chinese name, the name Kwan Wei meaning "the bright fire" was appeared.