The Aquila constellation is formed by 5 main stars that form its shape in the sky. Inside its area, there are currently 191 discovered stars.
The constellation of Cancer represents a Crab.
Below you will find the full list of stars in the Cancer constellation and their names as well as some general information about each of them.
Here’s what each of the columns in the table means.
Proper name: This is the common name we give to some of the most prominent stars in the sky. These names have been passed from ancient civilizations and they are usually of Greek or Arabic origin. Due to the number of stars in the universe, most stars discovered these days do not receive a proper name.
Name: The scientific, Latinized name for the star.
Designation: Abbreviation of the scientific name or designation if it doesn’t have one. It is based on the Bayer catalog of stars.
Distance: How far away from Earth the star is. Given in light-years.
Visible magnitude: The brightness of the star as seen from Earth. Also known as apparent magnitude.
Absolute magnitude: The true brightness of the star, regardless of the point of view.
Stellar classification: Classification of the star according to its electromagnetic characteristics.
| Proper Name | Name | Designation | Distance (light-years) | Visible magnitude | Absolute magnitude | Stellar classification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarf | Beta Cancri | β Cnc | 290.00 | 3.53 | −1.22 | K4III |
| Asellus Australis | Delta Cancri | δ Cnc | 136.00 | 3.94 | 0.84 | K0III |
| Iota Cancri A | ι Cnc A | 298.00 | 4.03 | −0.77 | G8Iab: | |
| Acubens | Alpha Cancri | α Cnc | 173.00 | 4.26 | 0.63 | A5m |
| Asellus Borealis | Gamma Cancri | γ Cnc | 181.00 | 4.66 | 1.23 | A1IV |
| Tegmine | Zeta Cancri | ζ Cnc | 83.00 | 4.67 | 2.63 | F7V+F9V |
| +G0V+? | ||||||
| HD 71115 | HD 71115 | 359.00 | 5.13 | −0.08 | G8II | |
| 8 Cancri | 8 Cnc | 210.00 | 5.14 | 1.09 | A1V | |
| Chi Cancri | χ Cnc | 59.00 | 5.14 | 3.84 | F6V | |
| Nahn | Xi Cancri | ξ Cnc | 380.00 | 5.16 | −0.18 | K0III |
| Omicron1 Cancri | ο1 Cnc | 160.00 | 5.22 | 1.77 | A5III | |
| Rho2 Cancri | ρ2 Cnc | 574.00 | 5.23 | −1.00 | G8II-III | |
| Sigma3 Cancri | σ3 Cnc | 320.00 | 5.23 | 0.27 | G9III | |
| Kappa Cancri | κ Cnc | 484.00 | 5.23 | −0.63 | B8IIImnp | |
| Mu2 Cancri | μ2 Cnc | 76.00 | 5.30 | 3.46 | G2IV | |
| Theta Cancri | θ Cnc | 494.00 | 5.33 | −0.57 | K5III | |
| Eta Cancri | η Cnc | 312.00 | 5.33 | 0.43 | K3III | |
| 82 Cancri | 82 Cnc | 701.00 | 5.36 | −1.30 | K1III | |
| 57 Cancri | 57 Cnc | 365.00 | 5.40 | 0.15 | G7III | |
| Tau Cancri | τ Cnc | 260.00 | 5.42 | 0.91 | G8III | |
| 60 Cancri | 60 Cnc | 582.00 | 5.44 | −0.82 | K5III | |
| Sigma2 Cancri | σ2 Cnc | 195.00 | 5.44 | 1.56 | A7IV | |
| Nu Cancri | ν Cnc | 457.00 | 5.45 | −0.28 | A0pSi | |
| 27 Cancri | 27 Cnc | 1052.00 | 5.56 | −1.98 | M3III | |
| Phi1 Cancri | φ1 Cnc | 398.00 | 5.58 | 0.15 | K5III | |
| 3 Cancri | 3 Cnc | 721.00 | 5.60 | −1.12 | K3III | |
| 15 Cancri | 15 Cnc | 872.00 | 5.62 | −1.52 | B9p SiCr | |
| 45 Cancri | 45 Cnc | 1028.00 | 5.62 | −1.87 | A3V+… | |
| 49 Cancri | 49 Cnc | 408.00 | 5.63 | 0.15 | A1p… | |
| Sigma1 Cancri | σ1 Cnc | 204.00 | 5.67 | 1.69 | A8Vms | |
| Omicron2 Cancri | ο2 Cnc | 161.00 | 5.68 | 2.22 | F0IV | |
| Upsilon1 Cancri | υ1 Cnc | 237.00 | 5.71 | 1.4 | F0IIIn | |
| Psi2 Cancri | ψ2 Cnc | 137.00 | 5.73 | 2.61 | G8IV | |
| 1 Cancri | 1 Cnc | 462.00 | 5.80 | 0.04 | K3III | |
| HD 69994 | HD 69994 | 510.00 | 5.80 | −0.17 | K1III | |
| HD 77445 | HD 77445 | 664.00 | 5.85 | −0.69 | K3III: | |
| Omega1 Cancri | ω1 Cnc | 660.00 | 5.87 | −1.82 | G8III: | |
| 50 Cancri | 50 Cnc | 199.00 | 5.89 | 1.96 | A1V | |
| 66 Cancri | 66 Cnc | 509.00 | 5.89 | −0.08 | A2V | |
| HD 72945 | HD 72945 | 87.00 | 5.91 | 3.79 | F8V | |
| Piautos | Lambda Cancri | λ Cnc | 419.00 | 5.92 | 0.37 | B9.5V |
| 36 Cancri | 36 Cnc | 461.00 | 5.92 | 0.17 | A3V | |
| 20 Cancri | 20 Cnc | 395.00 | 5.94 | 0.52 | A9V | |
| 29 Cancri | 29 Cnc | 308.00 | 5.94 | 1.07 | A5V | |
| 75 Cancri | 75 Cnc | 102.00 | 5.95 | 3.47 | G5IV | |
| 1 LMi | 1 LMi | 367.00 | 5.96 | 0.7 | K2III: | |
| Copernicus | 55 Cancri | 55 Cnc | 41.00 | 5.96 | 5.47 | G8V |
| Mu1 Cancri | μ1 Cnc | 626.00 | 5.97 | −0.45 | M3III | |
| 5 Cancri | 5 Cnc | 472.00 | 5.99 | 0.19 | B9.5Vn | |
| HD 68461 | HD 68461 | 528.00 | 6.03 | −0.02 | G8III | |
| HD 72617 | HD 72617 | 189.00 | 6.04 | 2.22 | F3IV | |
| 79 Cancri | 79 Cnc | 420.00 | 6.04 | 0.49 | G8III | |
| RS Cancri | RS Cnc | 397.00 | 6.04 | 0.61 | M6S | |
| HD 65257 | HD 65257 | 1399.00 | 6.05 | −2.11 | K0 | |
| HD 65522 | HD 65522 | 301.00 | 6.05 | 1.22 | K2 | |
| 28 Cancri | 28 Cnc | 271.00 | 6.05 | 1.45 | F0Vn | |
| 67 Cancri | 67 Cnc | 191.00 | 6.07 | 2.23 | A8Vn | |
| HD 68099 | HD 68099 | 872.00 | 6.08 | −1.06 | B6III | |
| 21 Cancri | 21 Cnc | 1113.00 | 6.11 | −1.56 | M2III | |
| 25 Cancri | 25 Cnc | 147.00 | 6.11 | 2.85 | F6V | |
| 46 Cancri | 46 Cnc | 477.00 | 6.12 | 0.3 | G5III | |
| Phi2 Cancri A | φ2 Cnc A | 276.00 | 6.14 | 1.5 | A3V | |
| HD 80546 | HD 80546 | 317.00 | 6.16 | 1.22 | K3III | |
| HD 76508 | HD 76508 | 384.00 | 6.17 | 0.82 | K1III | |
| Phi2 Cancri B | φ2 Cnc B | 276.00 | 6.19 | 1.55 | A6V | |
| HD 76629 | HD 76629 | 956.00 | 6.19 | −1.15 | G8III | |
| HD 66552 | HD 66552 | 299.00 | 6.21 | 1.4 | B9V | |
| HD 66684 | HD 66684 | 934.00 | 6.21 | −1.08 | A0V | |
| 4 LMi | 4 LMi | 350.00 | 6.21 | 1.05 | F5III | |
| HD 67959 | HD 67959 | 581.00 | 6.22 | −0.04 | A1V | |
| 12 Cancri | 12 Cnc | 278.00 | 6.25 | 1.59 | F3V | |
| 53 Cancri | 53 Cnc | 886.00 | 6.25 | −0.92 | M3III | |
| 61 Cancri | 61 Cnc | 164.00 | 6.25 | 2.75 | F6V | |
| HD 72505 | HD 72505 | 306.00 | 6.26 | 1.4 | K0III | |
| HD 69478 | HD 69478 | 1062.00 | 6.28 | −1.28 | G8III | |
| Meleph | Epsilon Cancri | ε Cnc | 548.00 | 6.29 | 0.16 | Am |
| HD 65735 | HD 65735 | 345.00 | 6.30 | 1.18 | K1III | |
| FZ Cancri | FZ Cnc | 697.00 | 6.30 | −0.35 | M4IIIvar | |
| 4 Cancri | 4 Cnc | 598.00 | 6.32 | 0 | A1V | |
| HD 72943 | HD 72943 | 267.00 | 6.33 | 1.77 | F0IV | |
| HD 65757 | HD 65757 | 276.00 | 6.34 | 1.7 | K1III-IV | |
| Upsilon2 Cancri | υ2 Cnc | 421.00 | 6.35 | 0.8 | G9III | |
| 54 Cancri | 54 Cnc | 130.00 | 6.36 | 3.35 | G2IV | |
| HD 68776 | HD 68776 | 776.00 | 6.39 | −0.49 | G8III | |
| 39 Cancri | 39 Cnc | 587.00 | 6.39 | 0.11 | K0III | |
| HD 78175 | HD 78175 | 192.00 | 6.39 | 2.54 | F5V | |
| X Cancri | X Cnc | 3622.00 | 6.40 | −3.95 | C6,4 | |
| HD 80064 | HD 80064 | 542.00 | 6.40 | 0.3 | A2IV | |
| HD 75469 | HD 75469 | 762.00 | 6.41 | −0.43 | A2Vs | |
| HD 69629 | HD 69629 | 485.00 | 6.42 | 0.56 | K0 | |
| HD 73710 | HD 73710 | 756.00 | 6.42 | −0.41 | K0III | |
| Psi1 Cancri | ψ1 Cnc | 1032.00 | 6.44 | −1.06 | K0 | |
| HD 73599 | HD 73599 | 551.00 | 6.46 | 0.32 | K1III | |
| HD 77660 | HD 77660 | 259.00 | 6.46 | 1.96 | A8V | |
| HD 67542 | HD 67542 | 3928.00 | 6.47 | −3.93 | G0II | |
| HD 68703 | HD 68703 | 329.00 | 6.47 | 1.45 | A0Vne… | |
| HD 78234 | HD 78234 | 349.00 | 6.47 | 1.32 | F2V | |
| 34 Cancri | 34 Cnc | 541.00 | 6.48 | 0.38 | A1V | |
| HD 78661 | HD 78661 | 123.00 | 6.48 | 3.6 | F2p | |
| HD 79248 | HD 79248 | 496.00 | 6.48 | 0.57 | A2V | |
| HD 76908 | HD 76908 | 1294.00 | 6.49 | −1.50 | K5III | |
| 81 Cancri | 81 Cnc | 67.00 | 6.49 | 4.93 | G9V | |
| HD 72115 | HD 72115 | 1025.00 | 6.50 | −0.99 | K0 | |
| 24 Cancri A | 24 Cnc A | 248.00 | 6.51 | 2.11 | F0III | |
| 37 Cancri | 37 Cnc | 373.00 | 6.54 | 1.25 | A1V | |
| 35 Cancri | 35 Cnc | 585.00 | 6.55 | 0.28 | G0III | |
| Iota Cancri B | ι Cnc B | 188.00 | 6.58 | 2.77 | G8II… | |
| 40 Cancri | 40 Cnc | 570.00 | 6.61 | 0.4 | A1V | |
| 83 Cancri | 83 Cnc | 128.00 | 6.61 | 3.64 | F5 | |
| 38 Cancri | 38 Cnc | 531.00 | 6.66 | 0.59 | F0III | |
| 70 Cancri | 70 Cnc | 605.00 | 6.67 | 0.33 | A1V | |
| 2 LMi | 2 LMi | 1220.00 | 6.69 | −1.18 | K5 | |
| 3 LMi | 3 LMi | 528.00 | 6.71 | 0.66 | K0 | |
| EP Cancri | EP Cnc | 556.00 | 6.76 | 0.6 | A6Vn | |
| 42 Cancri | 42 Cnc | 506.00 | 6.83 | 0.87 | A9III | |
| 7 Cancri | 7 Cnc | 668.00 | 6.84 | 0.28 | K0 | |
| 80 Cancri | 80 Cnc | 470.00 | 6.87 | 1.08 | A0 | |
| 11 Cancri | 11 Cnc | 944.00 | 6.88 | 0.15 | K0III | |
| 78 Cancri | 78 Cnc | 706.00 | 7.18 | 0.5 | K3III | |
| VZ Cancri | VZ Cnc | 509.00 | 7.18 | 1.21 | A9III | |
| ADS 7284 | ADS 7284 | 56.28 | 7.21 | 6.03 | K3V | |
| 52 Cancri | 52 Cnc | 607.00 | 7.38 | 1.03 | G5 | |
| 68 Cancri | 68 Cnc | 620.00 | 7.38 | A2Vn | ||
| V Cancri | V Cnc | 7.50 | S0-6/6e | |||
| T Cancri | T Cnc | 7.60 | C | |||
| BU Cancri | BU Cnc | 577.00 | 7.68 | 1.44 | A7Vn | |
| BN Cancri | BN Cnc | 577.00 | 7.80 | 1.56 | A9V | |
| HD 72490 | HD 72490 | 405.00 | 7.80 | G5 | ||
| 24 Cancri B | 24 Cnc B | 7.81 | ||||
| BY Cancri | BY Cnc | 451.00 | 7.91 | 2.21 | A7Vn | |
| HD 74028 | HD 74028 | 577.00 | 7.96 | 1.72 | A7V | |
| 44 Cancri | 44 Cnc | 726.00 | 8.03 | 1.29 | K0 | |
| HD 79498 | HD 79498 | 150.00 | 8.03 | 4.72 | G5 | |
| 71 Cancri | 71 Cnc | 672.00 | 8.10 | 1.53 | A2 | |
| CY Cancri | CY Cnc | 582.00 | 8.14 | 1.88 | F0V | |
| BQ Cancri | BQ Cnc | 577.00 | 8.19 | 1.95 | F2Vn | |
| HD 73534 | HD 73534 | 316.00 | 8.24 | 3.3 | G5IV | |
| BR Cancri | BR Cnc | 608.00 | 8.26 | 1.91 | F0Vn | |
| S Cancri | S Cnc | 950.00 | 8.35 | 1.03 | B9.5V+ | |
| G8-9III-IV | ||||||
| BW Cancri | BW Cnc | 577.00 | 8.48 | 2.24 | F0Vn | |
| TW Cancri | TW Cnc | 8.49 | G8III+… | |||
| U Cancri | U Cnc | 8.50 | M2e | |||
| BS Cancri | BS Cnc | 577.00 | 8.59 | 2.35 | A9V | |
| R Cancri | R Cnc | 2060.00 | 8.64 | -0.36 | M6.5-9e | |
| BV Cancri | BV Cnc | 577.00 | 8.65 | 2.41 | F0V | |
| RZ Cancri | RZ Cnc | 1420.00 | 8.67 | 0.48 | K2III | |
| HD 74721 | HD 74721 | 8.72 | A0V | |||
| HD 77065 | HD 77065 | 103.00 | 8.80 | 6.3 | G5 | |
| UU Cancri | UU Cnc | 8.85 | K4III… | |||
| HIP 41378 | HIP 41378 | 378.00 | 8.90 | 3.58 | ||
| RX Cancri | RX Cnc | 931.00 | 9.20 | 1.92 | M8 | |
| HD 80653 | HD 80653 | 358.00 | 9.50 | G5 | ||
| WY Cancri | WY Cnc | 264.60 | 9.60 | 5.05 | G5V | |
| TX Cancri | TX Cnc | 626.00 | 9.97 | 3.55 | G0-G1V | |
| RU Cancri | RU Cnc | 911.00 | 10.20 | 2.97 | F9V:+… | |
| TU Cancri | TU Cnc | 10.53 | A2 | |||
| SY Cancri | SY Cnc | 10.60 | G8V | |||
| EX Cancri | EX Cnc | 2720.00 | 10.95 | 1.34 | A7 | |
| TT Cancri | TT Cnc | 11.10 | F0 | |||
| ES Cancri | ES Cnc | 2720.00 | 11.16 | 1.55 | F4 | |
| HAT-P-31 | HAT-P-31 | 1155.00 | 11.66 | 3.91 | ||
| CU Cancri | CU Cnc | 36.07 | 11.80 | 11.58 | M5Ve | |
| WASP-65 | WASP-65 | 1011.00 | 11.90 | 4.44 | G6 | |
| SS Cancri | SS Cnc | 12.11 | A8.5 | |||
| EW Cancri | EW Cnc | 2720.00 | 12.27 | 2.66 | F0 | |
| HV Cancri | HV Cnc | 2720.00 | 12.73 | 3.12 | ||
| EV Cancri | EV Cnc | 2720.00 | 12.78 | 3.17 | F3 | |
| AD Cancri | AD Cnc | 13.10 | K0V | |||
| Gliese 299 | Gliese 299 | 22.00 | 13.24 | M4.5 Ve | ||
| HAT-P-43 | HAT-P-43 | 1771.00 | 13.36 | |||
| AH Cancri | AH Cnc | 2720.00 | 13.41 | 3.8 | F7V | |
| HU Cancri | HU Cnc | 2720.00 | 13.61 | 4 | G8IV | |
| AC Cancri | AC Cnc | 13.80 | K1-3V | |||
| G 9-38 | G 9-38 | 17.20 | M5.5V | |||
| YBP 1194 | YBP 1194 | 2720.00 | 14.61 | 5 | G5V | |
| DX Cancri | DX Cnc | 11.82 | 14.81 | 17.01 | M6.5V | |
| AT Cancri | AT Cnc | 15.20 | DAe… | |||
| LHS 2090 | LHS 2090 | 20.78 | 16.10 | 17.08 | M6.5V | |
| YZ Cancri | YZ Cnc | 16.30 | ||||
| EG Cancri | EG Cnc | 17.00 | ||||
| DW Cancri | DW Cnc | 17.50 | O… | |||
| AZ Cancri | AZ Cnc | 45.70 | 17.59 | 16.86 | M6.0V | |
| GY Cancri | GY Cnc | 17.80 | ||||
| AR Cancri | AR Cnc | 18.70 | ||||
| RX J0806.3+1527 | RX J0806.3+1527 | 160.00 | ||||
| AK Cancri | AK Cnc | |||||
| CC Cancri | CC Cnc | K0V | ||||
| PSR B0823+26 | PSR B0823+26 |