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    Acubens (redirect from Alpha Cancri)
    designation Alpha CancriCancri, abbreviated Alpha Cnc, α Cnc), is a star system in the constellation of Cancer. α Cancri (Latinised to Alpha Cancri) is the...
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    55 Cancri e (abbreviated 55 Cnc e, also known as Janssen /ˈdʒænsən/) is an exoplanet orbiting a Sun-like host star, 55 Cancri A. The mass of the exoplanet...
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    be a natural binary system. Located 181 ± 2 light-years from Earth, Alpha Cancri (Acubens) is a multiple star with a primary component an apparent white...
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    ٱلْنََهْر Alpha Eridani Acrab ʽAqrab the Scorpion عقرب عَقْرَب Beta Scorpii Acubens ʼaz-Zubānā the Claw / Dart / Sting الزبانى الْزُّبَانَى Alpha Cancri Adhafera...
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    Regulus (redirect from Alpha Leonis)
    Bayer designation designated α Leonis, which is Latinized to Alpha Leonis, and abbreviated Alpha Leo or α Leo. Regulus appears singular, but is actually a...
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    DX Cancri is a variable star in the northern zodiac constellation of Cancer. With an apparent visual magnitude of 14.81, it is much too faint to be seen...
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  • star than 55 Cancri b; and the most recently discovered planet, in 2007, was named 55 Cancri f despite lying between 55 Cancri c and 55 Cancri d. As of April...
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    Theta Cancri which make up the carapace (inner shell) of the Crab. Contained within is the Beehive Cluster (Messier 44) which includes Epsilon Cancri. The...
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    Altair (redirect from Alpha Aquilae)
    night sky. It has the Bayer designation Alpha Aquilae, which is Latinised from α Aquilae and abbreviated Alpha Aql or α Aql. Altair is an A-type main-sequence...
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  • 50 Cancri is a single star in the zodiac constellation of Cancer, located 183 light years away from the Sun. It has the Bayer designation A2 Cancri; 50...
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    "Demonstrating high-precision photometry with a CubeSat: ASTERIA observations of 55 Cancri e." The Astronomical Journal 160, no. 1 (2020): 23. Guerrero, Natalia M...
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    G 9-38 (redirect from EI Cancri)
    G 9-38, also known as EI Cancri and GJ 1116, is a binary star system consisting of two M-type stars. At 16.7 light-years from the Sun, the system is relatively...
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    leading to major period of star formation. 5.3 billion years (8.5 Gya): 55 Cancri B, a "hot Jupiter", first planet to be observed orbiting as part of a star...
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    ; Hatzes, A.P.; Kim, K.-M. (2014). "Planetary Companions in K giants β Cancri, μ Leonis, and β Ursae Minoris". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 566: 7. arXiv:1405...
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  • 51 Xi2 Sagittarii Star 3.519 Xi Serpentis Triple star system 3.52 Beta Cancri Binary star system Suspected variable star 3.52 Phi Velorum Star 3.52 Omicron...
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    dwarf, WISE 0855−0714 (possibly a rogue planet). The closest system is Alpha Centauri, with Proxima Centauri as the closest star in that system, at 4...
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  • form, "high" has been used in the table; for instance, in the case of 5 Cancri, "high" is used because the values available in the available article do...
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  • named after people, including Cervantes for Mu Arae, Copernicus for 55 Cancri A, and Rosalíadecastro (HD 149143) after the writer Rosalía de Castro. In...
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  • Gall and Inglis. p. 52 – via Internet Archive. Kaler, James B. "Menkar (Alpha Ceti)". Stars. University of Illinois. Archived from the original on 2012-05-31...
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    Nánhé was also associated with a gate or sentry. Along with Zeta and 8 Cancri, 6 Canis Minoris and 11 Canis Minoris formed the asterism Shuiwei, which...
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  • enough known planets to test whether similar rules apply. An attempt with 55 Cancri suggested the equation   a n = 0.0142 ⋅ e ( 0.9975 n ) = 0.0142 ⋅ ( 2.7115...
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  • ligands and more, and how they interact. Atmospheric gases surrounding 55 Cancri e, a hot rocky exoplanet 41 light-years from Earth, are detected by researchers...
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  • Bc? Groombridge 34 (11.6191±0.0008 ly) red dwarf B 2 planets: Ab, Ac DX Cancri (11.6797±0.0027 ly) GJ 1061 (11.9839±0.0014 ly) 3 planets: b, c, d YZ Ceti...
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  • shared a common origin. ζ Leporis α Cephei α1 Librae α2 Librae Castor DX Cancri Fomalhaut HD 51825 ψ Velorum Gliese 351A Gliese 426 AB GJ 408 GJ 4247 HD...
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  • members include the red giant Kappa Gruis and the M-class stars 27 Cancri, Alpha Vulpeculae and RT Hydrae. List of stellar streams Ibata, Rodrigo; Gibson...
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  • Bc? Groombridge 34 (11.6191±0.0008 ly) red dwarf B 2 planets: Ab, Ac DX Cancri (11.6797±0.0027 ly) GJ 1061 (11.9839±0.0014 ly) 3 planets: b, c, d YZ Ceti...
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  • Arae and 55 Cancri A, respectively. In July 2016, the IAU WGSN approved the name Cor Caroli (Latin for 'heart of Charles') for the star Alpha Canum Venaticorum...
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  • the probability of finding a habitable planet around Alpha Centauri A or B at roughly 75%. Alpha Centauri is the target of several exoplanet-finding missions...
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  • Virginis 59.1 ± 0.8 1 G2.5Va 5.00 has 1 known planet HR 2208 59.1 ± 1 1 GV Chi Cancri 59.2 ± 1 1 F6V 5.14 14 Herculis 59.2 ± 0.6 1 K0V 6.67 has 2 known planets...
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  • ; Popper, D. M. (1986-06-01). "Rediscussion of eclipsing binaries. XV - Alpha Coronae Borealis, a main-sequence system with components of types A and...
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