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This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Cancer. The 121 stars are sorted by decreasing brightness, beginning with Beta Cancri , the brightest star in Cancer. Name
Cancer is one of the twelve constellations of the zodiac and is located in the Northern celestial hemisphere. Its name is Latin for crab and it is commonly represented as one. Cancer is a medium-size constellation with an area of 506 square degrees and its stars are rather faint, its brightest star Beta Cancri having an apparent magnitude of 3.5.
All stars but one can be associated with an IAU (International Astronomical Union) constellation. IAU constellations are areas of the sky. Although there are only 88 IAU constellations, the sky is actually divided into 89 irregularly shaped boxes as the constellation Serpens is split into two separate sections, Serpens Caput (the snake's head) to the west and Serpens Cauda (the snake's tail ...
Pages in category "Lists of stars by constellation" The following 92 pages are in this category, out of 92 total. ... List of stars in Cancer; List of stars in Canes ...
Constellations listed by Greco-Roman astronomer Ptolemy (after 150 CE) — 48 are IAU recognized ... Cancer (constellation) (2 C, 167 P) Canis Major (2 C, 94 P)
The following lists of constellations are available: IAU designated constellations – a list of the current, or "modern", constellations; Former constellations – a list of former constellations; Chinese constellations – traditional Chinese astronomy constellations; List of Nakshatras – sectors along the Moon's ecliptic
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Pages in category "Cancer (constellation)" ... This list may not reflect recent ... (constellation) * List of stars in Cancer; 0–9. 1 Cancri; 2MASS J08381155 ...