- Alpha Cancri
Starbox short
name=α Cancri
epoch=J2000.0
constell=Cancer
ra=08h58m29.2s
dec=+11°51′28″
spectral=A5m
appmag_v=+4.26
dist_ly=174 ± 9
dist_pc=53 ± 3
names=Acubens, Sertan, Sartan, 65 Cancri, HR 3572, HD 76756, BD+12°1948, FK5 337, HIP 44066, SAO 98267, GC 12406, ADS 7115, CCDM 08585+1151Alpha Cancri (α Cnc / α Cancri) is a
star system in theconstellation Cancer. It also has the traditional name Acubens, derived from an Arabic word that means "the claw", as in the claw of Cancer (e.g. the Crab). It is approximately 174light year s fromEarth .The primary component, α Cancri A, is a white A-type main sequence dwarf with an
apparent magnitude of +4.26. Its companion, α Cancri B, is an eleventh magnitude star located 11arcsecond s away.Since it is near the
ecliptic , it can be occulted by theMoon and very rarely byplanet s. From studying its light curve during occultation, it is thought that α Cancri A may itself be a close binary, consisting of two stars with similar brightness and a separation of 0.1arcsecond s.
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