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Bright stars in Cancer - Full list

The table below lists all the stars in the Cancer constellation which are brighter than magnitude 6.5 (approximate). The list includes 108 stars. Click on each star to see more details about it.

HR Number(*)	Star designation	Proper name	Visual magnitude	Color	Notes
HR3249	β Cancri	Tarf	3.52	⬤	Variable; Double;
HR3461	δ Cancri	Asellus Australis	3.94	⬤	Double;
HR3475	ι Cancri		4.02	⬤	Variable; Double;
HR3572	α Cancri	Acubens	4.25	⬤	Variable; Multiple;
HR3449	γ Cancri	Asellus Borealis	4.66	⬤	Multiple;
HR3163	8 Cancri		5.12	⬤
HR3306			5.13	⬤	Double;
HR3627	ξ Cancri	Nahn	5.14	⬤	Double;
HR3262	χ Cancri		5.14	⬤
HR3561	ο1 Cancri		5.2	⬤
HR3575	σ3 Cancri		5.2	⬤	Double;
HR3540	ρ2 Cancri		5.22	⬤
HR3623	κ Cancri		5.24	⬤	Variable; Multiple;
HR3176	μ2 Cancri		5.3	⬤
HR3366	η Cancri		5.33	⬤
HR3669	π2 Cancri		5.34	⬤
HR3357	θ Cancri		5.35	⬤	Variable; Multiple;
HR3532	57 Cancri		5.39	⬤	Multiple;
HR3550	60 Cancri		5.41	⬤	Variable;
HR3621	τ Cancri		5.43	⬤
HR3595	ν Cancri		5.45	⬤	Variable;
HR3555	σ2 Cancri		5.45	⬤
HR3319	27 Cancri		5.5	⬤	Variable;
HR3128	3 Cancri		5.55	⬤
HR3304	φ1 Cancri		5.57	⬤	Double;
HR3208	ζ1 Cancri	Tegmine	5.63	⬤	Multiple;
HR3215	15 Cancri		5.64	⬤	Variable;
HR3450	45 Cancri		5.64	⬤	Double;
HR3465	49 Cancri		5.66	⬤	Variable;
HR3519	σ1 Cancri		5.66	⬤	Multiple;
HR3565	ο2 Cancri		5.67	⬤
HR3191	ψ Cancri		5.73	⬤	Multiple;
HR3355	υ1 Cancri		5.75	⬤
HR3095	1 Cancri		5.78	⬤
HR3587	66 Cancri		5.82	⬤	Multiple;
HR3264			5.83	⬤
HR3124	ω1 Cancri		5.83	⬤
HR3599			5.85	⬤
HR3481	50 Cancri		5.87	⬤
HR3406	36 Cancri		5.88	⬤
HR3409			5.94	⬤
HR3639			5.95	⬤	Variable;
HR3284	20 Cancri		5.95	⬤
HR3333	29 Cancri		5.95	⬤	Multiple;
HR3522	ρ1 Cancri	Copernicus	5.95	⬤	Double;
HR3626	75 Cancri		5.98	⬤	Multiple;
HR3268	λ Cancri	Piautos	5.98	⬤
HR3395			5.99	⬤	Multiple;
HR3104			5.99	⬤	Double;
HR3134	5 Cancri		5.99	⬤
HR3169	μ1 Cancri		5.99	⬤	Variable;
HR3222			6.01	⬤
HR3640	79 Cancri		6.01	⬤	Double;
HR3115			6.02	⬤
HR3209	ζ1 Cancri		6.02	⬤	Multiple;
HR3380			6.03	⬤	Double;
HR3201			6.07	⬤
HR3589	67 Cancri		6.07	⬤	Double;
HR3290	21 Cancri		6.08	⬤	Double;
HR3423			6.1	⬤
HR3329	28 Cancri		6.1	⬤	Variable;
HR3464	46 Cancri		6.13	⬤
HR3299	25 Cancri		6.14	⬤
HR3158			6.15	⬤
HR3504			6.16	⬤
HR3707			6.16	⬤
HR3558			6.17	⬤
HR3567			6.19	⬤
HR3210	ζ2 Cancri		6.2	⬤	Multiple;
HR3164			6.21	⬤	Variable; Double;
HR3198			6.23	⬤
HR3521	53 Cancri		6.23	⬤	Variable; Double;
HR3125			6.25	⬤
HR3184	12 Cancri		6.27	⬤
HR3376			6.28	⬤	Double;
HR3252			6.29	⬤
HR3563	61 Cancri		6.29	⬤	Double;
HR3429	ε Cancri	Meleph	6.3	⬤	Double;
HR3311	φ2 Cancri		6.3	⬤	Variable; Double;
HR3132	ω2 Cancri		6.31	⬤	Multiple;
HR3394			6.32	⬤
HR3127			6.34	⬤	Double;
HR3369	υ2 Cancri		6.36	⬤
HR3231			6.38	⬤	Double;
HR3577			6.38	⬤	Variable;
HR3510	54 Cancri		6.38	⬤	Double;
HR3601	70 Cancri		6.38	⬤
HR3427	39 Cancri		6.39	⬤	Variable; Multiple;
HR3617			6.4	⬤	Multiple;
HR3689			6.41	⬤	Double;
HR3428			6.44	⬤	Multiple;
HR3424			6.45	⬤
HR3606			6.46	⬤
HR3372	34 Cancri		6.46	⬤
HR3228			6.47	⬤	Multiple;
HR3635			6.48	⬤
HR3657			6.48	⬤
HR3620			6.5	⬤
HR3650	π1 Cancri		6.51	⬤	Multiple;
HR3711			6.53	⬤
HR3412	37 Cancri		6.53	⬤
HR3214			6.54	⬤
HR3224			6.56	⬤
HR3387	35 Cancri		6.58	⬤
HR3541			6.64	⬤	Variable;
HR3361			6.83	⬤
HR3248			7.13	⬤	Variable;
HR3313	24 Cancri		7.81	⬤	Variable; Multiple;

(*) HR stands for Harvard Revised Bright Star Catalogue, which is also known as the Yale Catalogue of Bright Stars.

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