List of stars in Cancer

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Cancer. The 121 stars are sorted by decreasing brightness, beginning with Beta Cancri, the brightest star in Cancer.

Name	B	F	Var	HD	HIP	RA	Dec	vis. mag.	abs. mag.	Dist.	Sp. class	Notes
β Cnc	β	17		69267	40526			3.53	−1.22	290	K4III	Tarf, Al Tarf; variable star,, has a planet
δ Cnc	δ	47		74442	42911			3.94	0.84	136	K0III	Asellus Australis
ι Cnc A	ι	48		74739	43103			4.03	−0.77	298	G8IIIa	component of the ι Cnc system
α Cnc	α	65		76756	44066			4.26	0.63	173	A5m	Acubens, Sertan; suspected variable,
γ Cnc	γ	43		74198	42806			4.66	1.23	181	A1IV	Asellus Borealis
ζ Cnc	ζ	16		68255 68256 68257	40167			4.67	2.63	83	F7V+F9V +G0V+?	Tegmine, quaternary star
HD 71115				71115	41325			5.13	−0.08	359	G8II	double star
8 Cnc		8		66664	39567			5.14	1.09	210	A1V
χ Cnc	χ	18		69897	40843			5.14	3.84	59	F6V	suspected variable
ξ Cnc	ξ	77		78515	44946			5.16	−0.18	380	K0III	Nahn
ο¹ Cnc	ο¹	62		76543	43970			5.22	1.77	160	A5III	α² CVn variable
ρ² Cnc	ρ²	58		76219	43834			5.23	−1.00	574	G8II-III
σ³ Cnc	σ³	64		76813	44154			5.23	0.27	320	G9III	suspected variable
κ Cnc	κ	76		78316	44798			5.23	−0.63	484	B8IIImnp	α² CVn variable,
μ² Cnc	μ²	10		67228	39780			5.30	3.46	76	G2IV
θ Cnc	θ	31		72094	41822			5.33	−0.57	494	K5III	suspected variable
η Cnc	η	33		72292	41909			5.33	0.43	312	K3III
82 Cnc	π²	82		79554	45410			5.36	−1.30	701	K1III
57 Cnc		57		75959	43721			5.40	0.15	365	G7III
τ Cnc	τ	72		78235	44818			5.42	0.91	260	G8III
60 Cnc		60		76351	43851			5.44	−0.82	582	K5III
σ² Cnc	σ²	59		76398	43932			5.44	1.56	195	A7IV
ν Cnc	ν	69		77350	44405			5.45	−0.28	457	A0pSi	α² CVn variable,
27 Cnc		27	BP	71250	41400			5.56	−1.98	1052	M3III	semiregular variable,
φ¹ Cnc	φ¹	22		71093	41377			5.58	0.15	398	K5III
3 Cnc		3		65759	39177			5.60	−1.12	721	K3III
15 Cnc		15	BM	68351	40240			5.62	−1.52	872	B9p SiCr	α² CVn variable,, ψ Gem
45 Cnc	A¹	45		74228	42795			5.62	−1.87	1028	A3V+...	suspected variable
49 Cnc	b	49	BI	74521	42917			5.63	0.15	408	A1p...	α² CVn variable,
σ¹ Cnc	σ¹	51		75698	43584			5.67	1.69	204	A8Vms	suspected variable
ο² Cnc	ο²	63		76582	44001			5.68	2.22	161	F0IV
υ¹ Cnc	υ¹	30		72041	41816			5.71	1.40	237	F0IIIn	suspected variable
ψ² Cnc	ψ²	14		67767	40023			5.73	2.61	137	G8IV	suspected variable
1 Cnc		1		64960	38848			5.80	0.04	462	K3III
HD 69994				69994	40866			5.80	−0.17	510	K1III
HD 77445				77445	44406			5.85	−0.69	664	K3III:	suspected variable
ω¹ Cnc	ω¹	2		65714	39191			5.87	−1.82	660	G8III:
50 Cnc	A²	50		74873	43121			5.89	1.96	199	A1V
66 Cnc		66		77104	44307			5.89	−0.08	509	A2V
HD 72945				72945	42172			5.91	3.79	87	F8V	Binary star with a co-moving companion
λ Cnc	λ	19		70011	40881			5.92	0.37	419	B9.5V	Piautos
36 Cnc	c	36		73143	42265			5.92	0.17	461	A3V	suspected eclipsing binary
20 Cnc	d¹	20		70569	41117			5.94	0.52	395	A9V
29 Cnc		29		71555	41578			5.94	1.07	308	A5V
75 Cnc		75		78418	44892			5.95	3.47	102	G5IV
1 LMi				73192	42365			5.96	0.70	367	K2III:
55 Cnc A	ρ¹	55		75732	43587			5.96	5.47	41	G8V	Copernicus, binary star with 55 Cancri B; has five planets
μ¹ Cnc	μ¹	9	BL	66875	39659			5.97	−0.45	626	M3III	semiregular variable,
5 Cnc		5		65873	39236			5.99	0.19	472	B9.5Vn
HD 68461				68461	40231			6.03	−0.02	528	G8III
HD 72617				72617	42049			6.04	2.22	189	F3IV
79 Cnc		79		78715	45033			6.04	0.49	420	G8III
RS Cnc			RS	78712	45058			6.04	0.61	397	M6S	Technetium star; semiregular variable,
HD 65257				65257	38975			6.05	−2.11	1399	K0	suspected variable
HD 65522				65522	39067			6.05	1.22	301	K2
28 Cnc		28	CX	71496	41574			6.05	1.45	271	F0Vn	δ Sct variable,
67 Cnc		67		77190	44342			6.07	2.23	191	A8Vn	suspected variable
HD 68099				68099	40085			6.08	−1.06	872	B6III
21 Cnc		21		70734	41163			6.11	−1.56	1113	M2III	suspected variable
25 Cnc	d²	25		71030	41319			6.11	2.85	147	F6V
46 Cnc		46		74485	42954			6.12	0.30	477	G5III
φ² Cnc A	φ²	23		71150	41404			6.14	1.50	276	A3V	component of the φ² Cnc system; suspected variable
HD 80546				80546	45896			6.16	1.22	317	K3III
HD 76508				76508	43957			6.17	0.82	384	K1III
φ² Cnc B	φ²	23		71151				6.19	1.55	276	A6V	component of the φ² Cnc system
HD 76629				76629	44010			6.19	−1.15	956	G8III
HD 66552				66552	39535			6.21	1.40	299	B9V
HD 66684				66684	39607			6.21	−1.08	934	A0V	suspected variable,
4 LMi				73596	42538			6.21	1.05	350	F5III	suspected variable
HD 67959				67959	40058			6.22	−0.04	581	A1V
12 Cnc		12		67483	39874			6.25	1.59	278	F3V
53 Cnc		53	BO	75716	43575			6.25	−0.92	886	M3III	slow irregular variable,
61 Cnc		61		76572	44031			6.25	2.75	164	F6V
HD 72505				72505	42010			6.26	1.40	306	K0III
HD 69478				69478	40617			6.28	−1.28	1062	G8III
ε Cnc	ε	41		73731	42556			6.29	0.16	548	Am	Meleph, in Beehive Cluster
HD 65735				65735	39180			6.30	1.18	345	K1III
FZ Cnc			FZ	76830	44126			6.30	−0.35	697	M4IIIvar	semiregular variable
4 Cnc	ω²	4		65856	39263			6.32	0.00	598	A1V
HD 72943				72943	42187			6.33	1.77	267	F0IV
HD 65757				65757	39194			6.34	1.70	276	K1III-IV
υ² Cnc	υ²	32		72324	41940			6.35	0.80	421	G9III
54 Cnc		54		75528	43454			6.36	3.35	130	G2IV
HD 68776				68776	40354			6.39	−0.49	776	G8III
39 Cnc		39		73665	42516			6.39	0.11	587	K0III	in Beehive Cluster; suspected variable
HD 78175				78175	44768			6.39	2.54	192	F5V
X Cnc			X	76221	43811			6.40	−3.95	3622	C6,4	semiregular variable,
HD 80064				80064	45614			6.40	0.30	542	A2IV
HD 75469				75469	43427			6.41	−0.43	762	A2Vs
HD 69629				69629	40675			6.42	0.56	485	K0
HD 73710				73710	42549			6.42	−0.41	756	K0III	in Beehive Cluster
ψ¹ Cnc	ψ¹	13		67690	40007			6.44	−1.06	1032	K0
HD 73599				73599	42462			6.46	0.32	551	K1III
HD 77660				77660	44574			6.46	1.96	259	A8V
HD 67542				67542	39958			6.47	−3.93	3928	G0II
HD 68703				68703	40342			6.47	1.45	329	A0Vne...
HD 78234				78234	44825			6.47	1.32	349	F2V
34 Cnc		34		72359	41904			6.48	0.38	541	A1V	suspected variable
HD 78661				78661	44984			6.48	3.60	123	F2p	suspected variable
HD 79248				79248	45272			6.48	0.57	496	A2V
HD 76908				76908	44148			6.49	−1.50	1294	K5III
81 Cnc	π¹	81		79096	45170			6.49	4.93	67	G9V
HD 72115				72115	41833			6.50	−0.99	1025	K0
24 Cnc A		24		71152	41389			6.51	2.11	248	F0III	component of the 24 Cnc system; suspected variable
37 Cnc		37		73316	42353			6.54	1.25	373	A1V
35 Cnc		35		72779	42133			6.55	0.28	585	G0III
ι Cnc B	ι	48		74738	43100			6.58	2.77	188	G8II...	component of the ι Cnc system
40 Cnc		40		73666	42523			6.61	0.40	570	A1V	in Beehive Cluster; blue straggler
83 Cnc		83		80218	45699			6.61	3.64	128	F5
38 Cnc		38	BT	73575	42485			6.66	0.59	531	F0III	in Beehive Cluster; δ Sct variable,
70 Cnc		70		77557	44512			6.67	0.33	605	A1V
2 LMi				73427	42472			6.69	−1.18	1220	K5
3 LMi				73508	42503			6.71	0.66	528	K0
EP Cnc			EP	73819	42600			6.76	0.6	556	A6Vn	in Beehive Cluster; δ Sct variable,
42 Cnc		42		73785	42578			6.83	0.87	506	A9III	in Beehive Cluster
7 Cnc		7		66347	39447			6.84	0.28	668	K0
80 Cnc		80		79009	45153			6.87	1.08	470	A0
11 Cnc		11		67402	39888			6.88	0.15	944	K0III	Double
78 Cnc		78		78479	44918			7.18	0.5	706	K3III
VZ Cnc			VZ	73857	42594			7.18	1.21	509	A9III	double-mode δ Sct variable,
ADS 7284			IP	79969	45617			7.21	6.03	56.28	K3V	BY Dra variable,
52 Cnc		52		75558	43463			7.38	1.03	607	G5
68 Cnc		68		77230	44336			7.38		620	A2Vn
V Cnc			V	70276	40977			7.50			S0-6/6e	Mira variable,
T Cnc			T		43905			7.60			C	semiregular variable,
BU Cnc			BU	73576				7.68	1.44	577	A7Vn	in Beehive Cluster; δ Sct variable,
BN Cnc			BN	73763				7.80	1.56	577	A9V	in Beehive Cluster; δ Sct variable,
HD 72490				72490	41997			7.8		405	G5	has a planet
24 Cnc B		24		71153				7.81				component of the 24 Cnc system
BY Cnc			BY	74050	42705			7.91	2.21	451	A7Vn	in Beehive Cluster; δ Sct variable,
HD 74028			BX	74028				7.96	1.72	577	A7V	in Beehive Cluster; δ Sct variable,
44 Cnc		44		74200	42791			8.03	1.29	726	K0	its radius is about.
HD 79498				79498	45406			8.03	4.72	150	G5	has a planet
71 Cnc		71		77892	44637			8.10	1.53	672	A2
CY Cnc			CY	73345				8.14	1.88	582	F0V	in Beehive Cluster; δ Sct variable,
BQ Cnc			BQ	73729				8.19	1.95	577	F2Vn	in Beehive Cluster; δ Sct variable,
HD 73534				73534	42446			8.24	3.30	316	G5IV	Gakyid; has a planet
BR Cnc			BR	73175	42319			8.26	1.91	608	F0Vn	in Beehive Cluster; δ Sct variable,
S Cnc			S	74307	42853			8.35	1.03	950	B9.5V+ G8-9III-IV	Algol variable,
BW Cnc			BW	73798				8.48	2.24	577	F0Vn	in Beehive Cluster; δ Sct variable,
TW Cnc			TW	71780				8.49			G8III+...	Algol variable,
U Cnc			U	72863				8.50			M2e	Mira variable,
BS Cnc			BS	73450				8.59	2.35	577	A9V	in Beehive Cluster; δ Sct variable,
R Cnc			R	69243	40534			8.64	-0.36	2060	M6.5-9e	Mira variable,
BV Cnc			BV	73746				8.65	2.41	577	F0V	in Beehive Cluster; δ Sct variable,
RZ Cnc			RZ	73343	42432			8.67	0.48	1420	K2III	RS CVn variable,
HD 74721				74721	43018			8.72			A0V	horizontal branch star
HD 77065				77065	44259			8.8	6.3	103	G5	has a planet
UU Cnc			UU		39341			8.85			K4III...	β Lyr variable,
HIP 41378					41378			8.9	3.58	378		has six planets
RX Cnc			RX	68775	40388			9.20	1.92	931	M8	semiregular variable
HD 80653				80653				9.50		358	G5	semiregular variable
WY Cnc			WY		44349			9.60	5.05	264.6	G5V	RS CVn variable,
TX Cnc			TX					9.97	3.55	626	G0-G1V	in Beehive Cluster; W UMa variable,
RU Cnc			RU		42303			10.20	2.97	911	F9V:+...	RS CVn variable,
TU Cnc			TU					10.53			A2	Algol variable
SY Cnc			SY					10.60			G8V	Z Cam variable
EX Cnc			EX					10.95	1.34	2720	A7	in Messier 67; δ Sct variable,
TT Cnc			TT		41936			11.10			F0	RR Lyr variable,
ES Cnc			ES					11.16	1.55	2720	F4	in Messier 67; RS CVn variable,
HAT-P-31								11.66	3.91	1155		has a transiting planet
CU Cnc			CU		41824			11.80	11.58	36.07	M5Ve	Algol variable and flare star,
WASP-65								11.9	4.44	1011	G6	has a transiting planet
SS Cnc			SS					12.11			A8.5	RR Lyr variable,
EW Cnc			EW					12.27	2.66	2720	F0	in Messier 67; δ Sct variable,
HV Cnc			HV					12.73	3.12	2720		in Messier 67; Algol variable
EV Cnc			EV					12.78	3.17	2720	F3	in Messier 67; W UMa variable,
55 Cnc B	ρ¹	55						13.15	12.58	41	M4V	binary star with 55 Cancri A; has two planets
AD Cnc			AD					13.10			K0V	W UMa variable,
Gliese 299								13.24		22	M4.5 Ve	a red dwarf, 15.5% as massive as the Sun, 17.9% as wide, and has a surface temperature of about 3,050 K.
HAT-P-43								13.36		1771		has a transiting planet
AH Cnc			AH					13.41	3.8	2720	F7V	in Messier 67; W UMa variable,
HU Cnc			HU					13.61	4	2720	G8IV	in Messier 67; RS CVn variable,
AC Cnc			AC					13.80			K1-3V	Algol variable and nova-like star,
G 9-38			EI							17.2	M5.5V	flare star
YBP 1194								14.61	5	2720	G5V	in Messier 67; Solar analog; has 3 planets
DX Cnc			DX					14.81	17.01	11.82	M6.5V	flare star
AT Cnc			AT					15.2			DAe...	Z Cam variable,
LHS 2090								16.10	17.08	20.782	M6.5V
YZ Cnc			YZ					16.3				SU UMa variable,
EG Cnc			EG					17.0				Huruhata's Variable; WZ Sge variable,
DW Cnc			DW					17.5			O...	dwarf nova,
AZ Cnc			AZ					17.59	16.86	45.7	M6.0V	flare star
GY Cnc			GY					17.8				dwarf nova and eclipsing binary,
AR Cnc			AR					18.7				dwarf nova and Algol variable,
RX J0806.3+1527			HM							160		AM Canum Venaticorum star
AK Cnc			AK									SU UMa variable
CC Cnc			CC								K0V	SU UMa variable
PSR B0823+26												pulsar