Constellation · Cnc
Stars in Cancer
Cancer (Cancri) — 28 catalogued stars, brightest first.
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| Star | Type | Mag | Distance (ly) |
|---|---|---|---|
| TarfBeta Cancri | Red giant | 3.53 | 303.4 |
| Asellus AustralisDelta Cancri | Red giant | 3.94 | 130.57 |
| Iota Cancri | — | 4.03 | 331.1 |
| AcubensAlpha Cancri | Main-sequence star | 4.26 | 188.31 |
| Asellus BorealisGamma Cancri | Subgiant | 4.66 | 181.2 |
| Tegmine16 Cancri | Yellow dwarf | 4.67 | 81.8 |
| Chi Cancri | Main-sequence star | 5.13 | 59.59 |
| HR 3306 | — | 5.13 | 394.9 |
| 8 Cancri | Main-sequence star | 5.14 | 214.58 |
| NahnXi Cancri | Red giant | 5.16 | 373.2 |
| 62 Cancri | — | 5.22 | 149.13 |
| 58 Cancri | — | 5.23 | 486.8 |
| 64 Cancri | — | 5.23 | 295.7 |
| Kappa Cancri | Blue giant | 5.23 | 531.2 |
| 10 Cancri | Subgiant | 5.3 | 75.96 |
| Eta Cancri | Red giant | 5.33 | 298.4 |
| Theta Cancri | Red giant | 5.33 | 415 |
| 82 Cancri | Red giant | 5.36 | 607.4 |
| 57 Cancri | — | 5.4 | 461.3 |
| Tau Cancri | — | 5.42 | 273.62 |
| 59 Cancri | Subgiant | 5.44 | 194.26 |
| 60 Cancri | Red giant | 5.44 | 695.4 |
| Nu Cancri | — | 5.45 | 392.5 |
| PiautosLambda Cancri | Main-sequence star | 5.92 | 457.4 |
| Copernicus55 Cancri | Yellow dwarf | 5.96 | 40.25 |
| MelephEpsilon Cancri | Main-sequence star | 6.29 | 586.6 |
| Gakyid | Yellow dwarf | 8.23 | 264.31 |
| Kaewkosin | — | 12.33 | 75.85 |