Cancer CAN sir The Crab
Star Name Coords. Dist.(ly) Mag. Spect. Type of Star Features, etc.
Acubens
Arabic: "claws"
Alpha Cancri
8h 58' 29
+11� 51' 28
173 4.3 A5 V Blue White
Main Sequence
Al Tarf
Arabic: "the end"
Beta Cancri
8h 16' 31
+9� 11' 8
290 3.5 K4 III Orange
Giant
Asellus
Borealis
"northern ass"
Gamma Cancri
8h 43' 17
+21� 28' 6
158 4.7 A1 V Blue White
Main Sequence
Asellus
Australis
"southern ass"
Delta Cancri
8h 44' 41
+18� 9' 15
136 3.9 K0 III Orange
Giant

Tegmen
Zeta Cancri
8h 12' 13
+17� 38' 52
83 4.7
5.6+6+6.2
F8V + F9V
G5V
1 Yellow MS orbits
White Binary MS
Well Known
Multiple Star System
Iota 1 Cancri
Iota 2 Cancri
8h 46' 41
+28� 45 45
300 4
6.6
G8 II
A3 V
Yellow Bright Giant
Blue White Main Seq
Mu Cancri 8h 7' 46
+21� 34' 54
76 5 G IV Yellow
Sub Giant

Pi 1 Cancri 9h 15' 14
+14� 56' 29
700 5.3 K1 III Orange
Giant
Pi 2 Cancri 9h 12' 17
+14� 59' 46
67 6.5 G9 V Yellow
Main Sequence

Rho 1 Cancri 8h 52' 36
+28� 19' 51
41 6 G8 V Yellow
Main Sequence
Rho 2 Cancri 8h 55' 40
+27� 55' 39
570 5 G8 II-III Yellow
Giant
Chi Cancri 8h 20' 4
+27� 13' 3
59 5 F6 V White
Main Sequence
54 Cancri 8h 51' 1
+15� 21' 2
130 6 G1 V Yellow
Main Sequence
61 Cancri 8h 57' 59
+30� 14' 1
164 6 F6 V White
Main Sequence
75 Cancri 9h 8' 47
+26� 37' 45
102 6 G5 IV-V Yellow
Sub Giant
83 Cancri 9h 18' 59
+36� 48' 9
128 6.6 F5 Blue White MS