List of stars in Cancer - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

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s in the constellation

Constellation

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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...

, sorted by decreasing brightness.

Name	B Bayer designation A Bayer designation is a stellar designation in which a specific star is identified by a Greek letter, followed by the genitive form of its parent constellation's Latin name...	F Flamsteed designation Flamsteed designations for stars are similar to Bayer designations, except that they use numbers instead of Greek letters. Each star is assigned a number and the Latin genitive of the constellation it lies in...	HD Henry Draper Catalogue The Henry Draper Catalogue is an astronomical star catalogue published between 1918 and 1924, giving spectroscopic classifications for 225,300 stars; it was later expanded by the Henry Draper Extension , published between 1925 and 1936, which gave classifications for 46,850 more stars, and by the...	HIP	vis. mag. 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...	abs. mag. Absolute magnitude Absolute magnitude is the measure of a celestial object's intrinsic brightness. it is also the apparent magnitude a star would have if it were 32.6 light years away from Earth...	Dist. (ly)	Sp. class 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...	Notes
β Cnc Beta Cancri Beta Cancri is the brightest star in the constellation Cancer. It has the traditional name Tarf or Al Tarf , certainly a derivation from Arabic الطرف aṭ-ṭarf "the eye" or طرفة aṭ-ṭarfah "the glance "...	β	17	69267	40526	3.53	−1.22	290	K4III	Al Tarf
δ Cnc Delta Cancri Delta Cancri is an orange giant star approximately 180 light-years away in the constellation Cancer. It has the traditional name Asellus Australis which in Latin means "southern donkey colt"...	δ	47	74442	42911	3.94	0.84	136	K0III	Asellus Australis
ι Cnc A Iota Cancri Iota Cancri is a double star in the constellation Cancer. The brighter component is approximately 298 light years from Earth....	ι	48	74739	43103	4.03	−0.77	298	G8Iab:	binary star Binary star A binary star is a star system consisting of two stars orbiting around their common center of mass. The brighter star is called the primary and the other is its companion star, comes, or secondary...
α Cnc Alpha Cancri Alpha Cancri is a star system in the constellation Cancer. It has the traditional name Acubens , and is more rarely called Al Zubanah, from the Arabic الزبانة az-zubānah, "the claws "...	α	65	76756	44066	4.26	0.63	173	A5m	Acubens, Sertan
γ Cnc Gamma Cancri Gamma Cancri is a star system in the constellation Cancer. It has the traditional name Asellus Borealis ....	γ	43	74198	42806	4.66	1.23	158	A1IV	Asellus Borealis
ζ¹ Cnc Zeta Cancri Zeta Cancri is a star system in the constellation Cancer containing at least four stars. It has the traditional name Tegmine "the shell "...	ζ¹	16	68255	40167	4.67	2.63	83	G0V	Tegmine
χ Cnc Chi Cancri Chi Cancri is a star in the constellation Cancer.χ Cancri is a yellow-white F-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +5.13. It is approximately 59.1 light years from Earth....	χ	18	69897	40843	5.13	3.84	59	F6V
3 G. Cnc			71115	41325	5.13	−0.08	359	G8II	double star Double star In observational astronomy, a double star is a pair of stars that appear close to each other in the sky as seen from Earth when viewed through an optical telescope. This can happen either because the pair forms a binary star, i.e...
8 Cnc 8 Cancri 8 Cancri is a star in the constellation Cancer.8 Cancri is a white A-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +5.14. It is approximately 211 light years from Earth....		8	66664	39567	5.14	1.09	210	A1V
ξ Cnc Xi Cancri Xi Cancri is a spectroscopic binary in the constellation Cancer. It is approximately 381 light years from Earth.-Name:This star, along with λ Leo , were the Persian Nahn, "the Nose", and the Coptic Piautos, "the Eye", both lunar asterisms..Nahn was the title of this star in the catalogue of stars...	ξ	77	78515	44946	5.16	−0.18	380	K0III
ο¹ Cnc Omicron1 Cancri Omicron1 Cancri is a star in the constellation Cancer.ο1 Cancri is a white A-type giant with an apparent magnitude of +5.22. It is approximately 160 light years from Earth....	ο¹	62	76543	43970	5.22	1.77	160	A5III
ρ² Cnc	ρ²	58	76219	43834	5.23	−1.00	574	G8II-III	RZ Ari; semiregular variable
σ³ Cnc Sigma3 Cancri Sigma3 Cancri is a star in the constellation Cancer. It is approximately 320 light years from Earth.σ3 Cancri is a yellow G-type giant with an apparent magnitude of +5.23....	σ³	64	76813	44154	5.23	0.27	320	G9III
κ Cnc Kappa Cancri Kappa Cancri is a star in the constellation Cancer.κ Cancri is a blue-white B-type giant with a mean apparent magnitude of +5.23. It is approximately 484 light years from Earth. It is classified as an Alpha2 Canum Venaticorum type variable star and its brightness varies from magnitude +5.22 to...	κ	76	78316	44798	5.23	−0.63	484	B8IIIMNp	α² CVn variable Alpha2 Canum Venaticorum variable An Alpha2 Canum Venaticorum variable is a type of variable star. These stars are chemically peculiar main sequence stars of spectral class B8p to A7p. They have strong magnetic fields and strong silicon, strontium, or chromium spectral lines...
μ Cnc Mu Cancri Mu Cancri is the name of several stars* Mu-2 Cancri * Mu-1 Cancri Mu Cancri also sometimes just means Mu2 Cancri....	μ	10	67228	39780	5.30	3.46	76	G2IV
θ Cnc Theta Cancri Theta Cancri is a binary star in the constellation Cancer, 494 light years from Earth.θ Cancri is classified as an orange K-type giant with an apparent magnitude of +5.33. Since it is near the ecliptic, it can be occulted by the Moon and, very rarely, by planets...	θ	31	72094	41822	5.33	−0.57	494	K5III
η Cnc Eta Cancri Eta Cancri is a star in the constellation Cancer.η Cancri is an orange K-type giant with an apparent magnitude of +5.33. It is approximately 312 light years from Earth....	η	33	72292	41909	5.33	0.43	312	K3III
π Cnc Pi Cancri Pi Cancri is a star in the constellation Cancer.π Cancri is an orange K-type giant with an apparent magnitude of +7.36. It is approximately 701 light years from Earth....	π	82	79554	45410	5.36	−1.30	701	K1III
57 Cnc 57 Cancri 57 Cancri is a binary star in the constellation Cancer. It is approximately 365 light years from Earth.The primary component, 57 Cancri A, is a yellow G-type giant with an apparent magnitude of +6.1. Its companion, 57 Cancri B is an orange K-type star with an apparent magnitude of +6.6. The two...		57	75959	43721	5.40	0.15	365	G7III
τ Cnc Tau Cancri Tau Cancri is a star in the constellation Cancer.τ Cancri is a yellow G-type giant with an apparent magnitude of +5.42. It is approximately 260 light years from Earth....	τ	72	78235	44818	5.42	0.91	260	G8III
60 Cnc 60 Cancri 60 Cancri is a star in the constellation Cancer.60 Cancri is an orange K-type giant with an apparent magnitude of +5.44. It is approximately 582 light years from Earth....		60	76351	43851	5.44	−0.82	582	K5III
σ² Cnc Sigma2 Cancri Sigma2 Cancri is a star in the constellation Cancer.σ2 Cancri is a white A-type subgiant with an apparent magnitude of +5.44. It is approximately 195 light years from Earth....	σ²	59	76398	43932	5.44	1.56	195	A7IV
ν Cnc Nu Cancri Nu Cancri is a star in the constellation Cancer.ν Cancri is a white A-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +5.45. It is approximately 457 light years from Earth....	ν	69	77350	44405	5.45	−0.28	457	A0pSi
BP Cnc 27 Cancri 27 Cancri is a star in the constellation Cancer.27 Cancri is a M-type red giant with a mean apparent magnitude of +5.56. It is approximately 1050 light years from Earth. It is classified as a semiregular variable star and its brightness varies from magnitude +5.41 to +5.75 with a period of 40...		27	71250	41400	5.56	−1.98	1052	M3III	semiregular variable
φ¹ Cnc 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....	φ¹	22	71093	41377	5.58	0.15	398	K5III
3 Cnc 3 Cancri 3 Cancri is a star in the constellation Cancer. Its apparent magnitude is 5.60....		3	65759	39177	5.60	−1.12	721	K3III
15 Cnc 15 Cancri 15 Cancri is a star in the constellation Cancer. Its apparent magnitude is 5.62....		15	68351	40240	5.62	−1.52	872	B9p SiCr	BM Cnc; α² CVn variable
45 Cnc 45 Cancri 45 Cancri is a star in the constellation Cancer. Its apparent magnitude is 5.62....	A¹	45	74228	42795	5.62	−1.87	1028	A3V+...
49 Cnc 49 Cancri 49 Cancri is an A-class star in the constellation Cancer. Its apparent magnitude is 5.63....	b	49	74521	42917	5.63	0.15	408	A1p...	BI Cnc; α² CVn variable
σ¹ Cnc Sigma1 Cancri Sigma1 Cancri is a star in the constellation Cancer.σ1 Cancri is a white A-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +5.67. It is approximately 204 light years from Earth....	σ¹	51	75698	43584	5.67	1.69	204	A8Vms
ο² Cnc Omicron2 Cancri Omicron2 Cancri is a star in the constellation Cancer.ο2 Cancri is a yellow-white F-type subgiant with an apparent magnitude of +5.68. It is approximately 161 light years from Earth....	ο²	63	76582	44001	5.68	2.22	161	F0IV
υ¹ Cnc Upsilon1 Cancri Upsilon1 Cancri is a star in the constellation Cancer.υ1 Cancri is a yellow-white F-type giant with an apparent magnitude of +5.71. It is approximately 237 light years from Earth....	υ¹	30	72041	41816	5.71	1.40	237	F0IIIn
ψ Cnc 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...	ψ, ψ²	14	67767	40023	5.73	2.61	137	G8IV
1 Cnc 1 Cancri 1 Cancri , is a K-type giant in the constellation Cancer....		1	64960	38848	5.80	0.04	462	K3III
			69994	40866	5.80	−0.17	510	K1III
13 G. Cnc			77445	44406	5.85	−0.69	664	K3III:
ω Cnc Omega Cancri Omega Cancri is a star in the constellation Cancer.ω Cancri is a yellow G-type giant with an apparent magnitude of +5.87. It is approximately 1125 light years from Earth....	ω	2	65714	39191	5.87	−1.82	1124	G8III:
50 Cnc 50 Cancri 50 Cancri is a star in the constellation Cancer. Its apparent magnitude is 5.89....	A²	50	74873	43121	5.89	1.96	199	A1V
66 Cnc 66 Cancri 66 Cancri is a star in the constellation Cancer. Its apparent magnitude is 5.89....		66	77104	44307	5.89	−0.08	509	A2V
6 G. Cnc			72945	42172	5.91	3.79	87	F8V
λ Cnc Lambda Cancri 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....	λ	19	70011	40881	5.92	0.37	419	B9.5V
36 Cnc 36 Cancri 36 Cancri is an A-class star in the constellation Cancer. Its apparent magnitude is 5.92....	c	36	73143	42265	5.92	0.17	461	A3V
20 Cnc 20 Cancri 20 Cancri is a star in the constellation Cancer. Its apparent magnitude is 5.94....	d¹	20	70569	41117	5.94	0.52	395	A9V
29 Cnc 29 Cancri 29 Cancri is a star in the constellation Cancer. Its apparent magnitude is 5.94....		29	71555	41578	5.94	1.07	308	A5V
75 Cnc 75 Cancri 75 Cancri is a G-class star in the constellation Cancer. Its apparent magnitude is 5.95....		75	78418	44892	5.95	3.47	102	G5IV
9 Cnc	μ¹	9	66875	39659	5.96	−0.46	626	M3III	BL Cnc
			73192	42365	5.96	0.70	367	K2III:
55 Cnc 55 Cancri 55 Cancri , also cataloged Rho1 Cancri or abbreviated 55 Cnc, is a binary star approximately 41 light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Cancer...	ρ¹	55	75732	43587	5.96	5.47	41	G8V	binary star; has five planets Extrasolar planet An extrasolar planet, or exoplanet, is a planet outside the Solar System. A total of such planets have been identified as of . It is now known that a substantial fraction of stars have planets, including perhaps half of all Sun-like stars... (b 55 Cancri b 55 Cancri b is an extrasolar planet orbiting the Sun-like star 55 Cancri A every 14.65 days. It is the second planet in order of distance from its star, and is an example of a hot Jupiter. Discovered in 1996 by Geoffrey Marcy and R... , c 55 Cancri c 55 Cancri c is an extrasolar planet in an eccentric orbit around the Sun-like star 55 Cancri A, making one revolution every 44.34 days. It is the third known planet in order of distance from its star... , d 55 Cancri d 55 Cancri d is an extrasolar planet in a long-period orbit around the Sun-like star 55 Cancri A. Located at a similar distance from its star as Jupiter is from our Sun, it is the fifth and outermost known planet in its planetary system... , e 55 Cancri e 55 Cancri e is an extrasolar planet with half the mass of Neptune orbiting the Sun-like star 55 Cancri A. Its mass is about 8.3 Earth masses, thus classifying it as the first Super-Earth discovered around a main sequence star, predating Gliese 876 d by a year... , f 55 Cancri f 55 Cancri f is an extrasolar planet approximately 41 light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Cancer... )
5 Cnc 5 Cancri 5 Cancri is a star in the constellation Cancer. Its apparent magnitude is 5.99....		5	65873	39236	5.99	0.19	472	B9.5Vn
			68461	40231	6.03	−0.02	528	G8III
5 G. Cnc			72617	42049	6.04	2.22	189	F3IV
79 Cnc 79 Cancri 79 Cancri is a star in the constellation Cancer. Its apparent magnitude is 6.04....		79	78715	45033	6.04	0.49	420	G8III
RS Cnc			78712	45058	6.04	0.61	397	M6S	semiregular variable
			65257	38975	6.05	−2.11	1399	K0
			65522	39067	6.05	1.22	301	K2
28 Cnc 28 Cancri 28 Cancri is a star in the constellation Cancer. Its apparent magnitude is 6.05....		28	71496	41574	6.05	1.45	271	F0Vn	CX Cnc; δ Sct variable Delta Scuti variable A Delta Scuti variable is a variable star which exhibits variations in its luminosity due to both radial and non-radial pulsations of the star's surface. Typical brightness fluctuations are from 0.003 to 0.9 magnitudes in V over a period of a few hours, although the amplitude and period of the...
67 Cnc 67 Cancri 67 Cancri is a star in the constellation Cancer. Its apparent magnitude is 6.07. It was discovered by James South and John Herschel....		67	77190	44342	6.07	2.23	191	A8Vn
			68099	40085	6.08	−1.06	872	B6III
21 Cnc 21 Cancri 21 Cancri is a star in the constellation Cancer. Its apparent magnitude is 6.11....		21	70734	41163	6.11	−1.56	1113	M2III
25 Cnc 25 Cancri 25 Cancri is a star in the constellation Cancer. Its apparent magnitude is 6.11....	d²	25	71030	41319	6.11	2.85	147	F6V
46 Cnc 46 Cancri 46 Cancri is a star in the constellation Cancer. Its apparent magnitude is 6.12....		46	74485	42954	6.12	0.30	477	G5III
			80546	45896	6.16	1.22	317	K3III
			76508	43957	6.17	0.82	384	K1III
12 G. Cnc			76629	44010	6.19	−1.15	956	G8III
			66552	39535	6.21	1.40	299	B9V
			66684	39607	6.21	−1.08	934	A0V
			73596	42538	6.21	1.05	350	F5III
			67959	40058	6.22	−0.04	581	A1V
12 Cnc 12 Cancri 12 Cancri is a star in the constellation Cancer. Its apparent magnitude is 6.25....		12	67483	39874	6.25	1.59	278	F3V
53 Cnc 53 Cancri 53 Cancri is a star in the constellation Cancer. Its apparent magnitude is 6.25....		53	75716	43575	6.25	−0.92	886	M3III	BO Cnc
61 Cnc 61 Cancri 61 Cancri is a star in the constellation Cancer. Its apparent magnitude is 6.25. It is approximately 165.3 light years away from Earth....		61	76572	44031	6.25	2.75	164	F6V
			72505	42010	6.26	1.40	306	K0III
2 G. Cnc			69478	40617	6.28	−1.28	1062	G8III
X Cnc			76221	43811	6.28	−3.95	3622	C6II	carbon star Carbon star A carbon star is a late-type star similar to a red giant whose atmosphere contains more carbon than oxygen; the two elements combine in the upper layers of the star, forming carbon monoxide, which consumes all the oxygen in the atmosphere, leaving carbon atoms free to form other carbon compounds,...
ε Cnc Epsilon Cancri Epsilon Cancri is a star in the constellation Cancer. ε Cancri is one of the brighter members of the Beehive Cluster, and the Bayer designation ε Cancri originally referred to the entire cluster....	ε	41	73731	42556	6.29	0.16	548	Am	member of the Beehive Beehive Cluster The Beehive Cluster, also known as Praesepe , M44, NGC 2632, or Cr 189, is an open cluster in the constellation Cancer. It is one of the nearest open clusters to the Solar System, and it contains a larger star population than most other nearby clusters... star cluster Star cluster Star clusters or star clouds are groups of stars. Two types of star clusters can be distinguished: globular clusters are tight groups of hundreds of thousands of very old stars which are gravitationally bound, while open clusters, more loosely clustered groups of stars, generally contain less than...
			65735	39180	6.30	1.18	345	K1III
φ² Cnc Phi2 Cancri Phi2 Cancri is a binary star in the constellation Cancer. It is approximately 277 light years from Earth.Both binary components are white A-type main sequence dwarfs have similar apparent magnitudes of +6.30. The two components are separated by 5.1 arcseconds on the sky. Their mean apparent...	φ²	23	71150	41404	6.30	1.66	277	A3V+...
φ² Cnc Phi2 Cancri Phi2 Cancri is a binary star in the constellation Cancer. It is approximately 277 light years from Earth.Both binary components are white A-type main sequence dwarfs have similar apparent magnitudes of +6.30. The two components are separated by 5.1 arcseconds on the sky. Their mean apparent...	φ²	23	71151		6.30				component of the φ² Cnc system
FZ Cnc			76830	44126	6.30	−0.35	697	M4IIIvar	variable Variable star A star is classified as variable if its apparent magnitude as seen from Earth changes over time, whether the changes are due to variations in the star's actual luminosity, or to variations in the amount of the star's light that is blocked from reaching Earth...
4 Cnc 4 Cancri 4 Cancri is an A-class star in the constellation Cancer. Its apparent magnitude is 6.32....		4	65856	39263	6.32	0.00	598	A1V
			72943	42187	6.33	1.77	267	F0IV
			65757	39194	6.34	1.70	276	K1III-IV
υ² Cnc Upsilon2 Cancri Upsilon2 Cancri is a star in the constellation Cancer.υ2 Cancri is a yellow G-type giant with an apparent magnitude of +6.35. It is approximately 421 light years from Earth....	υ²	32	72324	41940	6.35	0.80	421	G9III
54 Cnc 54 Cancri 54 Cancri is a star in the constellation Cancer. Its apparent magnitude is 6.6....		54	75528	43454	6.36	3.35	130	G2IV
			68776	40354	6.39	−0.49	776	G8III
39 Cnc 39 Cancri 39 Cancri is a star in the constellation Cancer. Its apparent magnitude is 6.39.39 Cancer is a member of the Beehive Cluster....		39	73665	42516	6.39	0.11	587	K0III
			78175	44768	6.39	2.54	192	F5V
			80064	45614	6.40	0.30	542	A2IV
			75469	43427	6.41	−0.43	762	A2Vs
			69629	40675	6.42	0.56	485	K0
			73710	42549	6.42	−0.41	756	K0III
ψ¹ Cnc Psi1 Cancri Psi1 Cancri is a star in the constellation Cancer. It is classified as an orange K-type giant, with an apparent magnitude of +6.44. It is approximately 1030 light years from Earth. Its designation is unusual as it is one of a very few stars which have a Bayer designation and are not in the...	ψ¹	13	67690	40007	6.44	−1.06	1032	K0
7 G. Cnc			73599	42462	6.46	0.32	551	K1III
			77660	44574	6.46	1.96	259	A8V
			67542	39958	6.47	−3.93	3928	G0II
			68703	40342	6.47	1.45	329	A0Vne...
			78234	44825	6.47	1.32	349	F2V
34 Cnc 34 Cancri 34 Cancri is a star in the constellation Cancer. Its apparent magnitude is 6.48....		34	72359	41904	6.48	0.38	541	A1V
			78661	44984	6.48	3.60	123	F2p
			79248	45272	6.48	0.57	496	A2V
			76908	44148	6.49	−1.50	1294	K5III
81 Cnc 81 Cancri 81 Cancri is a star in the constellation Cancer. Its apparent magnitude is 6.49....		81	79096	45170	6.49	4.93	67	G9V
			72115	41833	6.50	−0.99	1025	K0
24 Cnc A 24 Cancri 24 Cancri is a binary star in the constellation Cancer. Its components' apparent magnitudes are 6.51 and 7.81....		24	71152	41389	6.51	2.11	248	F0III	double star Double star In observational astronomy, a double star is a pair of stars that appear close to each other in the sky as seen from Earth when viewed through an optical telescope. This can happen either because the pair forms a binary star, i.e...
37 Cnc 37 Cancri 37 Cancri is a star in the constellation Cancer. Its apparent magnitude is 6.54....		37	73316	42353	6.54	1.25	373	A1V
35 Cnc 35 Cancri 35 Cancri is a star in the constellation Cancer. 35 Cancri is a member of the Beehive Cluster.35 Cancri is a yellow G-type giant star with an apparent magnitude of +6.58. It is approximately 586 light years from Earth.-References:*...		35	72779	42133	6.55	0.28	585	G0III
ι Cnc B Iota Cancri Iota Cancri is a double star in the constellation Cancer. The brighter component is approximately 298 light years from Earth....	ι	48	74738	43100	6.58	2.77	188	G8II...	component of the ι Cnc system
40 Cnc 40 Cancri 40 Cancri is a star in the constellation Cancer. Its apparent magnitude is 6.61.40 Cancri is a member of the Beehive Cluster....		40	73666	42523	6.61	0.40	570	A1V
83 Cnc 83 Cancri 83 Cancri is a star in the constellation Cancer. Its apparent magnitude is 6.61....		83	80218	45699	6.61	3.64	128	F5
38 Cnc 38 Cancri 38 Cancri is a star in the constellation Cancer. Its apparent magnitude is 6.65....		38	73575	42485	6.65	0.59	531	F0III
70 Cnc 70 Cancri 70 Cancri is a star in the constellation Cancer. Its apparent magnitude is 6.67....		70	77557	44512	6.67	0.33	605	A1V
42 Cnc 42 Cancri 42 Cancri is a star in the constellation Cancer. Its apparent magnitude is 6.83.42 Cancri is a member of the Beehive Cluster....		42	73785	42578	6.83	0.87	506	A9III
80 Cnc 80 Cancri 80 Cancri is a star in the constellation Cancer. Its apparent magnitude is 6.87....		80	79009	45153	6.87	1.08	470	A0
R Cnc			69243		7.13			M7IIIe	Mira variable Mira variable Mira variables , named after the star Mira, are a class of pulsating variable stars characterized by very red colors, pulsation periods longer than 100 days, and light amplitudes greater than one magnitude in infrared and 2.5 magnitude in visual...
74 Cnc 74 Cancri 74 Cancri is a K-class star in the constellation Cancer. Its apparent magnitude is 7.69....		74	78347	44838	7.35	1.13	572	K0
52 Cnc 52 Cancri 52 Cancri is a G-class star in the constellation Cancer. Its apparent magnitude is 7.63....		52	75558	43463	7.38	1.03	607	G5
24 Cnc B 24 Cancri 24 Cancri is a binary star in the constellation Cancer. Its components' apparent magnitudes are 6.51 and 7.81....		24	71153		7.81				component of the 24 Cnc system
HD 73534 HD 73534 HD 73534 is an 8th magnitude G-type subgiant star located approximately 316 light years away in the constellation Cancer. A G5 star, it has evolved off the main sequence, which is why it is much more luminous than our Sun. In August 2009, it was announced that it has a planet. It is the first...			73534	42446	8.24	3.30	316	G5IV	has a planet (b HD 73534 b HD 73534 b is an extrasolar planet which orbits the G-type subgiant star HD 73534, located approximately 316 light years away in the constellation Cancer. It is at least 15% more massive than Jupiter and orbits at an average distance of 3.15 AU and takes 4.9 years to complete the orbit in a nearly... )
HAT-P-31					11.66		1155		has a transiting planet (b)
DX Cnc DX Cancri DX Cancri is a red dwarf star that is about 9% of the mass of our Sun. It is a flare star that has intermittent changes in brightness by up to a fivefold increase....					14.81	17.01	11.8	M6.5V	18th nearest star; flare star Flare star A flare star is a variable star that can undergo unpredictable dramatic increases in brightness for a few minutes. It is believed that the flares on flare stars are analogous to solar flares in that they are due to magnetic reconnection in the atmospheres of the stars. The brightness increase is...

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