Stars in Cancer
The brightest star in Cancer is bet Cnc, at apparent magnitude 3.51 and 290 ly from Earth, one of 116 stars gravityfinder lists in the constellation, 11 of them carrying a name.
Brightest first. A constellation is a direction, not a neighbourhood: these stars share a patch of sky as seen from Earth and can sit thousands of light-years apart. The known worlds in this direction →
| # | Star | Magnitude | Distance | Class | Temperature |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | bet Cnc | 3.51 | 290 ly | K4 III | 4,092 K |
| 2 | Tarf | 3.53 | 303 ly | K4III | ~3,822 K |
| 3 | Asellus Australis | 3.94 | 131 ly | K0III | ~4,552 K |
| 4 | Iota Cnc | 4.03 | 331 ly | G8Iab: | ~4,726 K |
| 5 | Acubens | 4.26 | 188 ly | A5m | ~8,650 K |
| 6 | Asellus Borealis | 4.66 | 181 ly | A1IV | ~10,002 K |
| 7 | Tegmine | 4.67 | 81.8 ly | G0V | ~6,252 K |
| 8 | Nahn | 5.16 | 373 ly | K0III | ~4,816 K |
| 9 | Piautos | 5.92 | 457 ly | B9.5V | ~10,639 K |
| 10 | 55 Cnc | 5.95 | 41.0 ly | G8 V | 5,198 K |
| 11 | Copernicus | 5.96 | 40.3 ly | G8V | ~5,081 K |
| 12 | Meleph | 6.29 | 587 ly | Am | ~8,403 K |
| 13 | HD 73344 | 6.89 | 115 ly | F6 V | 6,253 K |
| 14 | HD 72490 | 7.82 | 412 ly | G5 | 4,934 K |
| 15 | HD 75784 | 7.84 | 279 ly | G5 | 4,867 K |
| 16 | HD 79498 | 8.05 | 160 ly | G5 | 5,748 K |
| 17 | HD 73534 | 8.23 | 272 ly | G5 | 4,917 K |
| 18 | Gakyid | 8.23 | 264 ly | G5 | ~4,836 K |
| 19 | HIP 41378 | 8.93 | 347 ly | F6 | 6,290 K |
| 20 | KELT-17 | 9.23 | 739 ly | A | 7,454 K |
| 21 | HD 80653 | 9.45 | 358 ly | G0 V | 5,959 K |
| 22 | K2-330 | 9.61 | 522 ly | F-type | 6,232 K |
| 23 | NGC 2682 Sand 978 | 9.81 | 2,681 ly | K4 III | 4,200 K |
| 24 | TIC 172900988 Aa | 10.14 | 819 ly | F9 | 6,050 K |
| 25 | EPIC 211945201 | 10.15 | 593 ly | G0 | 6,069 K |
| 26 | K2-184 | 10.35 | 247 ly | G-type | 5,245 K |
| 27 | K2-376 | 10.41 | 527 ly | G1 | 5,937 K |
| 28 | Pr0201 | 10.45 | 589 ly | F-type | 6,174 K |
| 29 | K2-373 | 10.47 | 749 ly | F-type | 6,138 K |
| 30 | K2-100 | 10.65 | 616 ly | G0 V | 5,945 K |
| 31 | TOI-5502 | 10.88 | 811 ly | F-type | 6,089 K |
| 32 | K2-352 | 11.13 | 574 ly | G-type | 5,791 K |
| 33 | TOI-5515 | 11.15 | 442 ly | G-type | 5,484 K |
| 34 | K2-331 | 11.30 | 690 ly | G-type | 5,994 K |
| 35 | K2-342 | 11.34 | 680 ly | G-type | 5,920 K |
| 36 | K2-34 | 11.45 | 1,137 ly | F | 6,168 K |
| 37 | K2-263 | 11.57 | 530 ly | G9 V | 5,368 K |
| 38 | K2-105 | 11.75 | 646 ly | K1 | 5,373 K |
| 39 | K2-269 | 11.78 | 1,177 ly | F-type | 6,209 K |
| 40 | K2-182 | 11.83 | 505 ly | K-type | 5,128 K |
| 41 | K2-334 | 11.84 | 1,213 ly | F-type | 6,502 K |
| 42 | WASP-65 | 11.87 | 893 ly | G6 | 5,600 K |
| 43 | K2-346 | 11.90 | 344 ly | K-type | 4,801 K |
| 44 | K2-275 | 11.97 | 403 ly | K-type | 4,841 K |
| 45 | K2-333 | 12.07 | 1,122 ly | G-type | 5,880 K |
| 46 | Pr0211 | 12.16 | 596 ly | G-type | 5,300 K |
| 47 | TIC 437041147 | 12.17 | 804 ly | G-type | 5,224 K |
| 48 | K2-98 | 12.22 | 1,692 ly | F8 V | 6,260 K |
| 49 | K2-185 | 12.23 | 875 ly | G-type | 5,788 K |
| 50 | Kaewkosin | 12.33 | 75.9 ly | m | – |
| 51 | GJ 3470 | 12.33 | 96.0 ly | M1.5 | 3,600 K |
| 52 | K2-108 | 12.34 | 1,557 ly | G-type | 5,599 K |
| 53 | K2-337 | 12.38 | 1,375 ly | G-type | 5,869 K |
| 54 | K2-186 | 12.41 | 1,079 ly | G-type | 5,784 K |
| 55 | K2-97 | 12.49 | 2,865 ly | K-type | 4,673 K |
| 56 | TIC 18942729 | 12.54 | 376 ly | K-type | 4,360 K |
| 57 | K2-335 | 12.56 | 1,820 ly | F-type | 6,222 K |
| 58 | K2-180 | 12.56 | 665 ly | K2 V | 5,365 K |
| 59 | K2-348 | 12.57 | 658 ly | K-type | 5,077 K |
| 60 | K2-188 | 12.66 | 1,457 ly | G-type | 5,977 K |
| 61 | K2-181 | 12.67 | 1,177 ly | G-type | 5,528 K |
| 62 | NGC 2682 Sand 1429 | 12.70 | 2,781 ly | F9.5 V | 6,000 K |
| 63 | K2-341 | 12.72 | 1,374 ly | G-type | 5,817 K |
| 64 | K2-374 | 12.78 | 1,172 ly | G3 | 5,789 K |
| 65 | K2-336 | 12.80 | 780 ly | G-type | 5,424 K |
| 66 | K2-183 | 12.87 | 1,073 ly | G-type | 5,482 K |
| 67 | K2-101 | 12.89 | 614 ly | K3 | 4,927 K |
| 68 | K2-102 | 13.08 | 614 ly | K5 | 4,695 K |
| 69 | K2-187 | 13.10 | 1,079 ly | G-type | 5,438 K |
| 70 | K2-122 | 13.11 | 235 ly | M0 | 4,009 K |
| 71 | 55 Cnc B | 13.15 | 40.7 ly | M4.5 V | 3,286 K |
| 72 | K2-375 | 13.16 | 2,270 ly | G-type | 5,822 K |
| 73 | K2-274 | 13.18 | 745 ly | K-type | 5,044 K |
| 74 | K2-121 | 13.23 | 553 ly | K-type | 4,526 K |
| 75 | K2-273 | 13.25 | 1,005 ly | K-type | 5,161 K |
| 76 | K2-356 | 13.27 | 1,160 ly | G-type | 5,568 K |
| 77 | HAT-P-43 | 13.28 | 1,725 ly | F9 | 5,693 K |
| 78 | K2-338 | 13.32 | 512 ly | K-type | 4,558 K |
| 79 | K2-344 | 13.42 | 245 ly | K-type | 4,374 K |
| 80 | K2-115 | 13.44 | 1,349 ly | G4 | 5,870 K |
| 81 | K2-372 | 13.59 | 1,513 ly | G-type | 5,479 K |
| 82 | NGC 2682 YBP 401 | 13.70 | 2,710 ly | F9 V | 6,165 K |
| 83 | K2-358 | 13.70 | 1,567 ly | G-type | 5,650 K |
| 84 | K2-355 | 13.71 | 1,632 ly | G-type | 5,790 K |
| 85 | K2-357 | 13.75 | 1,688 ly | G-type | 5,794 K |
| 86 | G 9-40 | 13.82 | 91.1 ly | M2.5 V | 3,395 K |
| 87 | TOI-5489 | 13.82 | 147 ly | M-type | 3,547 K |
| 88 | K2-271 | 13.85 | 1,841 ly | G-type | 5,644 K |
| 89 | K2-270 | 13.85 | 915 ly | K-type | 4,877 K |
| 90 | K2-268 | 13.85 | 1,069 ly | K-type | 5,106 K |
| 91 | K2-272 | 13.87 | 1,380 ly | G-type | 5,397 K |
| 92 | K2-118 | 14.00 | 1,049 ly | K-type | 4,726 K |
| 93 | K2-340 | 14.43 | 2,407 ly | G-type | 5,532 K |
| 94 | K2-339 | 14.49 | 1,175 ly | K-type | 4,857 K |
| 95 | K2-371 | 14.49 | 1,444 ly | K-type | 4,925 K |
| 96 | K2-114 | 14.55 | 1,552 ly | K-type | 4,899 K |
| 97 | NGC 2682 YBP 1194 | 14.57 | 2,847 ly | G5 V | 5,780 K |
| 98 | K2-117 | 14.64 | 331 ly | M1.0 V | 3,778 K |
| 99 | K2-276 | 14.65 | 1,592 ly | K-type | 5,139 K |
| 100 | NGC 2682 YBP 1514 | 14.68 | 2,982 ly | G5 V | 5,725 K |
| 101 | TOI-521 | 14.69 | 199 ly | M3 | 3,544 K |
| 102 | K2-123 | 14.78 | 527 ly | K-type | 4,035 K |
| 103 | K2-119 | 14.82 | 1,192 ly | K-type | 4,740 K |
| 104 | EPIC 211822797 | 15.13 | 607 ly | M0 | 4,057 K |
| 105 | K2-347 | 15.15 | 1,045 ly | K-type | 4,599 K |
| 106 | K2-354 | 15.30 | 299 ly | M-type | 3,669 K |
| 107 | K2-415 | 15.33 | 71.2 ly | M5 V | 3,173 K |
| 108 | K2-345 | 15.72 | 530 ly | K-type | 3,779 K |
| 109 | K2-104 | 15.99 | 617 ly | M2.5e | 3,712 K |
| 110 | K2-343 | 16.01 | 542 ly | K-type | 3,804 K |
| 111 | K2-419 A | 16.52 | 876 ly | K-type | 3,711 K |
| 112 | K2-124 | 16.69 | 458 ly | M-type | 3,570 K |
| 113 | K2-146 | 16.70 | 259 ly | M3.0 V | 3,385 K |
| 114 | K2-264 | 16.70 | 605 ly | M2.5 V | 3,660 K |
| 115 | K2-95 | 17.24 | 587 ly | M3.0 | 3,566 K |
| 116 | K2-332 | – | 402 ly | M-type | 3,315 K |
Common questions
What is the brightest star in Cancer?
The brightest star in Cancer is bet Cnc, at apparent magnitude 3.51 and 290 ly from Earth, one of 116 stars gravityfinder lists in the constellation, 11 of them carrying a name.
What is the nearest star in Cancer?
The nearest of them is Copernicus, 40 ly away.