Eta Cancri
Orange giant star in Cancer, faintly visible to the naked eye.
Eta Cancri is a solitary, orange giant star in the constellation Cancer. It shines faintly at magnitude 5.34 and lies about 318 light-years away, moving farther from us at 22 km per second. Because it sits near the ecliptic, the Moon can occasionally pass in front of it.
Quick Facts
- Bayer designation
- η Cancri
- Apparent visual magnitude
- 5.34
- Distance from sun
- 318 ly
- Radial velocity
- +22 km/s
- Stellar classification
- K3 III
- Age
- 3.9 billion years
- Effective temperature
- 4,415 K
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