Zeta Cancri

Zeta Cancri (ζ Cnc / ζ Cancri) is a star system in the constellation Cancer containing at least four stars. It has the traditional name Tegmine (Tegmen) "the shell (of the crab)". The star system is approximately 83.4 light years from Earth, and has a combined apparent magnitude of +4.67. Since ζ Cancri is near the ecliptic, it can be occulted by the Moon and very rarely by planets. The ζ Cancri system contains two binary pairs, ζ¹ Cancri and ζ² ... more

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Cancer

Cancer is one of the twelve constellations of the zodiac. Its name is Latin for crab and it is commonly represented as such. Its symbol is (Unicode ♋). Cancer is small and its stars are faint. It lies between Gemini to the west and Leo to the east, Lynx to the north and Canis Minor and Hydra to...
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