Constellation
Cancer
Cancer (Cnc) is one of the 88 constellations recognised by the International Astronomical Union. Its brightest star is Tarf (magnitude 3.53).
| Latin name | Cancer |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | Cnc |
| Brightest star | Tarf |
| Stars in this encyclopedia | 361 |
| Stars with exoplanets | 105 |
| Deep-sky objects | 5 |
| Galaxies | 49 |
In the sky
Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 71° S. North of latitude 71° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in January, the best time to observe it.
Its brightest stars
- Tarf 3.53 · 322.8 light-years
- Asellus Australis 3.94 · 136.9 light-years
- ι Cnc 4.03 · 346.5 light-years
- Acubens 4.26 · 177.9 light-years
- Asellus Borealis 4.66 · 174.9 light-years
- Tegmine 4.67 · 79.8 light-years
- χ Cnc 5.13 · 59.4 light-years
- HIP 41325 5.13 · 416.2 light-years
- 8 Cnc 5.14 · 206.3 light-years
- Nahn 5.16 · 407.5 light-years
- ο¹ Cnc 5.22 · 160.4 light-years
- ρ² Cnc 5.23 · 585.4 light-years
- σ³ Cnc 5.23 · 303.5 light-years
- κ Cnc 5.23 · 613.0 light-years
- μ² Cnc 5.30 · 77.7 light-years
- θ Cnc 5.33 · 431.6 light-years
- η Cnc 5.33 · 318.0 light-years
- π² Cnc 5.36 · 573.5 light-years
- 57 Cnc 5.40 · 377.3 light-years
- τ Cnc 5.42 · 271.0 light-years
- 60 Cnc 5.44 · 901.2 light-years
- σ² Cnc 5.44 · 191.4 light-years
- ν Cnc 5.45 · 447.1 light-years
- 27 Cnc 5.56 · 916.8 light-years
- φ¹ Cnc 5.58 · 431.6 light-years
Its stars with exoplanets
- Tarf 1 planet(s)
- Copernicus 5 planet(s)
- HD 73344 3 planet(s)
- HD 72490 1 planet(s)
- HD 75784 2 planet(s)
- HD 79498 1 planet(s)
- Gakyid 1 planet(s)
- HIP 41378 6 planet(s)
- KELT-17 1 planet(s)
- HD 80653 2 planet(s)
- K2-330 1 planet(s)
- NGC 2682 Sand 978 1 planet(s)
- TIC 172900988 Aa 1 planet(s)
- EPIC 211945201 1 planet(s)
- K2-184 1 planet(s)
- K2-376 1 planet(s)
- Pr0201 1 planet(s)
- K2-373 1 planet(s)
- K2-100 1 planet(s)
- TOI-5502 1 planet(s)
- K2-352 3 planet(s)
- TOI-5515 1 planet(s)
- K2-342 1 planet(s)
- K2-331 2 planet(s)
- K2-34 1 planet(s)
- TOI-5493 1 planet(s)
- K2-263 1 planet(s)
- K2-333 1 planet(s)
- K2-182 1 planet(s)
- K2-334 1 planet(s)
- K2-269 1 planet(s)
- K2-105 1 planet(s)
- K2-346 1 planet(s)
- K2-275 2 planet(s)
- NGC 2682 Sand 1429 1 planet(s)
- Pr0211 2 planet(s)
- K2-98 1 planet(s)
- K2-185 2 planet(s)
- TIC 437041147 1 planet(s)
- Kaewkosin 1 planet(s)
- K2-108 1 planet(s)
- K2-337 1 planet(s)
- K2-186 1 planet(s)
- WASP-65 1 planet(s)
- K2-97 1 planet(s)
- TIC 18942729 1 planet(s)
- K2-180 1 planet(s)
- K2-335 1 planet(s)
- K2-348 2 planet(s)
- K2-188 2 planet(s)
- K2-181 1 planet(s)
- K2-341 1 planet(s)
- K2-374 2 planet(s)
- K2-336 1 planet(s)
- K2-183 3 planet(s)
- K2-101 1 planet(s)
- K2-102 1 planet(s)
- K2-122 1 planet(s)
- K2-187 4 planet(s)
- 55 Cnc B 2 planet(s)
- K2-375 1 planet(s)
- K2-274 1 planet(s)
- K2-121 1 planet(s)
- K2-273 1 planet(s)
- K2-356 1 planet(s)
- HAT-P-43 1 planet(s)
- K2-338 1 planet(s)
- K2-115 1 planet(s)
- K2-344 1 planet(s)
- K2-372 1 planet(s)
- K2-358 1 planet(s)
- NGC 2682 YBP 401 1 planet(s)
- K2-355 1 planet(s)
- K2-357 1 planet(s)
- TOI-5489 2 planet(s)
- K2-268 5 planet(s)
- K2-270 2 planet(s)
- K2-271 1 planet(s)
- G 9-40 1 planet(s)
- K2-272 1 planet(s)
- K2-118 1 planet(s)
- K2-340 1 planet(s)
- K2-339 1 planet(s)
- K2-371 1 planet(s)
- K2-114 1 planet(s)
- NGC 2682 YBP 1194 1 planet(s)
- K2-117 2 planet(s)
- TOI-521 1 planet(s)
- K2-276 1 planet(s)
- NGC 2682 YBP 1514 1 planet(s)
- K2-123 1 planet(s)
- K2-119 1 planet(s)
- EPIC 211822797 1 planet(s)
- K2-347 1 planet(s)
- K2-415 1 planet(s)
- K2-354 1 planet(s)
- K2-345 1 planet(s)
- K2-104 1 planet(s)
- K2-343 2 planet(s)
- K2-146 2 planet(s)
- K2-419 A 1 planet(s)
- K2-124 1 planet(s)
- K2-264 2 planet(s)
- K2-332 1 planet(s)
- K2-95 1 planet(s)
Deep-sky objects
- PSR B0823+26 (J0826+2637) Pulsar
- NGC 2682 Star cluster
- NGC 2632 Star cluster
- A 31 Planetary nebula
- A 30 Planetary nebula
Galaxies
- UGC 4115 25.2 million light-years
- LSBC D634-03 31.1 million light-years
- LV J0913+1937 14.4 million light-years
- LSBC D564-08 28.3 million light-years
- LSBC D565-06 29.6 million light-years
- AGC198507 70.8 million light-years
- AGC182595 19.9 million light-years
- KUG 0821+321 26.6 million light-years
- NGC 2775 62.9 million light-years
- NGC 2526 214.5 million light-years
- NGC 2731 120.4 million light-years
- NGC 2513 217.4 million light-years
- NGC 2720 414.5 million light-years
- NGC 2648 96.0 million light-years
- IC 2431 NED03 691.8 million light-years
- NGC 2507 212.6 million light-years
- IC 528 177.4 million light-years
- NGC 2749 195.2 million light-years
- NGC 2744 NED02 159.5 million light-years
- NGC 2803 414.9 million light-years
- NGC 2672 202.3 million light-years
- IC 2308 267.5 million light-years
- NGC 2807 NED02 376.1 million light-years
- IC 2423 424.0 million light-years
- IC 2339 252.5 million light-years
- NGC 2545 157.7 million light-years
- NGC 2764 126.7 million light-years
- NGC 2565 166.9 million light-years
- NGC 2577 95.9 million light-years
- NGC 2599 220.9 million light-years
- IC 2441 NED01 504.7 million light-years
- NGC 2512 219.1 million light-years
- NGC 2554 193.7 million light-years
- IC 2239 281.8 million light-years
- IC 2218 603.8 million light-years
- NGC 2622 399.8 million light-years
- IC 508 100.7 million light-years
- IC 493 289.3 million light-years
- NGC 2750 124.6 million light-years
- NGC 2576 388.9 million light-years
- NGC 2594 109.9 million light-years
- IC 496 358.3 million light-years
- NGC 2735 114.2 million light-years
- NGC 2592 95.3 million light-years
- NGC 2824 128.6 million light-years
- IC 2217 242.6 million light-years
- NGC 2608 99.5 million light-years
- IC 2376 623.0 million light-years
- IC 2384 376.3 million light-years
Its other stars
- 3 Cnc
- 15 Cnc
- 45 Cnc
- 49 Cnc
- σ¹ Cnc
- ο² Cnc
- υ¹ Cnc
- ψ Cnc
- 1 Cnc
- HIP 40866
- HIP 44406
- ω¹ Cnc
- 50 Cnc
- 66 Cnc
- Gl 310.1A
- Piautos
- 36 Cnc
- 20 Cnc
- 29 Cnc
- 75 Cnc
- μ¹ Cnc
- HIP 42365
- Copernicus
- 5 Cnc
- HIP 40231
- HIP 42049
- 79 Cnc
- HIP 45058
- HIP 38975
- HIP 39067
- 28 Cnc
- 67 Cnc
- HIP 40085
- 21 Cnc
- 25 Cnc
- 46 Cnc
- HIP 45896
- HIP 43957
- HIP 44010
- HIP 39535
- HIP 39607
- HIP 42538
- HIP 40058
- 12 Cnc
- 53 Cnc
- 61 Cnc
- HIP 42010
- HIP 40617
- HIP 43811
- Meleph
- HIP 39180
- φ² Cnc
- HIP 44126
- ω² Cnc
- HIP 42187
- HIP 39194
- υ² Cnc
- 54 Cnc
- HIP 40354
- 39 Cnc
- HIP 44768
- HIP 45614
- HIP 43427
- HIP 40675
- HIP 42549
- HIP 40007
- HIP 42462
- HIP 44574
- HIP 39958
- HIP 40342
- HIP 44825
- 34 Cnc
- HIP 44984
- HIP 45272
- HIP 44148
- π¹ Cnc
- HIP 41833
- 24 Cnc
- 37 Cnc
- 35 Cnc
- ι Cnc
- 70 Cnc
- GJ 9256
- HD 73344
- Gl 340A
- Gl 310.1B
- Gl 337B
- GJ 3487
- Gl 315
- HD 72490
- HD 75784
- HD 79498
- Gl 340B
- GJ 3495
- Gakyid
- GJ 1120A
- GJ 3488
- Gl 301.1
- HIP 41378
- Gl 323A
- Gl 330.1
- KELT-17
- GJ 3481A
- GJ 1120B
- Gl 305.1
- HD 80653
- GJ 3546
- Gl 319A
- K2-330
- GJ 9251A
- GJ 3494
- GJ 1108A
- Gl 323B
- Gl 336
- NGC 2682 Sand 978
- GJ 3491
- GJ 3498
- GJ 3478
- TIC 172900988 Aa
- EPIC 211945201
- Gl 295.1
- K2-184
- K2-376
- Pr0201
- K2-373
- Gl 330
- K2-100
- GJ 9251B
- GJ 3522
- TOI-5502
- GJ 3482B
- K2-352
- TOI-5515
- K2-342
- K2-331
- K2-34
- GJ 1114
- TOI-5493
- K2-263
- K2-333
- GJ 3528
- GJ 3548A
- Gl 319C
- GJ 3508
- Gl 319B
- K2-182
- K2-334
- GJ 3484
- K2-269
- K2-105
- GJ 2069A
- K2-346
- K2-275
- NGC 2682 Sand 1429
- GJ 1108B
- Pr0211
- K2-98
- K2-185
- TIC 437041147
- GJ 3540
- Kaewkosin
- K2-108
- K2-337
- K2-186
- WASP-65
- K2-97
- TIC 18942729
- K2-180
- K2-335
- K2-348
- K2-188
- K2-181
- K2-341
- K2-374
- K2-336
- Gl 299
- K2-183
- K2-101
- GJ 3510A
- GJ 3511B
- GJ 1110
- K2-102
- K2-122
- K2-187
- 55 Cnc B
- K2-375
- K2-274
- K2-121
- K2-273
- K2-356
- HAT-P-43
- GJ 3531
- GJ 2069B
- K2-338
- GJ 3537
- K2-115
- K2-344
- K2-372
- K2-358
- NGC 2682 YBP 401
- K2-355
- K2-357
- TOI-5489
- K2-268
- K2-270
- K2-271
- G 9-40
- K2-272
- K2-118
- GJ 1116A
- GJ 3468A
- K2-340
- K2-339
- K2-371
- K2-114
- NGC 2682 YBP 1194
- K2-117
- TOI-521
- K2-276
- NGC 2682 YBP 1514
- GJ 3505
- K2-123
- GJ 1111
- K2-119
- GJ 1116B
- GJ 3469B
- EPIC 211822797
- K2-347
- GJ 1117
- K2-415
- K2-354
- GJ 3552
- GJ 1112
- K2-345
- K2-104
- GJ 3549B
- K2-343
- K2-146
- K2-419 A
- K2-124
- K2-264
- K2-332
- K2-95
- Gl 316.1
- SDSS J083545.33+222430.9
- SDSS J091136.57+143244.4
- SDSS J081814.38+245337.4
- 2MASSW J0918382+213406
- SDSS J090757.81+143642.9
- SDSS J084758.93+260723.9
- SDSS J085214.41+094048.0
- SDSS J085805.47+221457.8
- SDSS J081110.35+185527.9
- SDSS J083027.24+220345.0
- SDSS J080054.27+241316.8
- SDSS J084333.28+102443.5
- SDSS J085959.78+292205.3
- SDSS J090531.00+195433.0
- 2MASSW J0913032+184150
- SDSS J082642.65+193922.0
- SDSS J083122.08+153850.3
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- 2MASSI J0825196+211552
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- SDSS J081301.02+322807.9
- SDSS J083506.16+195304.4
- SDSS J085602.05+124014.3
- PSO J135.0395+32.0845
- SDSS J091414.38+105719.5
- SDSS J084407.00+284702.1
- SDSS J081752.63+194727.6
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- 2MASSI J0756252+124456
- SDSS J091656.32+105740.0
- SDSS J082502.70+172249.6
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- SIMP J08511977+1043470
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- SDSS J082030.12+103737.0
- PSO J127.4696+10.5777
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- ULAS J082155.49+250939.6
- ULAS J081110.86+252931.8
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- CFBDS J090139.82+174051.3
- CFBDS J090449.60+165347.0
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