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