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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
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
Beta Cancri (β Cancri, abbreviated Beta Cnc, β Cnc), also named Tarf / ˈ t ɑːr f /, [10] is the brightest star in the zodiacal constellation of Cancer.It has an apparent visual magnitude of +3.5 [2] and an absolute magnitude of −1.2. [6]
Iota Cancri (ι Cnc, ι Cancri) is a double star in the constellation Cancer approximately 300 light years from Earth. The two stars of ι Cancri are separated by 30 arcseconds, changing only slowly. Although no orbit has been derived, the two stars show a large common proper motion and are assumed to be gravitationally related. [12]
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 ...
The Beehive Cluster (also known as Praesepe (Latin for "manger", "cot" or "crib"), M44, NGC 2632, or Cr 189), is an open cluster in the constellation Cancer. One of the nearest open clusters to Earth, it contains a larger population of stars than other nearby bright open clusters holding around 1,000 stars.
Delta Cancri (δ Cancri, abbreviated Delta Cnc, δ Cnc) is a double star about 140 light-years from the Sun in the constellation of Cancer.. Its two main constituents are designated Delta Cancri A and B.
Acubens is the bottom left star in the "crab". Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 Constellation: Cancer: Right ascension: 08 h 58 m 29.2042 s [1]