Eta Cancri
| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 |
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|---|---|
| Constellation | Cancer |
| Right ascension | 08h 32m 42.49600s |
| Declination | 20° 26′ 28.1865″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 5.34 |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | K3III |
| U−B color index | +1.37 |
| B−V color index | +1.26 |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | +22.46 km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) |
RA: -46.33 mas/yr Dec.: -44.31 mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 10.93 ± 0.40mas |
| Distance | 300 ± 10 ly (91 ± 3 pc) |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
Eta Cancri (η Cnc, η Cancri) is a class K3III (orange giant) star in the constellation Cancer. Its apparent magnitude is 5.34 and it is approximately 298 light years away based on parallax.
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