Talk:List of stars in Cancer

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[edit] Etymologies

Etymologies listed here don't fit into the table, so please add them in respective star articles with sources.--JyriL ^talk 14:32, 31 December 2006 (UTC)

BD	F	Names and other designations	Mag.	Ly away	Comments
β	17	Beta Cancri, Tarf	3.53	290	< الطرف aţ-ţarf The eye (also limb)? or طرفة aţ-ţarfah The glance [of Leo]?
δ	47	Delta Cancri, Asellus Australis	3.94	136	< "The Southern Ass"
ι	48	Iota Cancri, Decapoda	4.03	298	< δεκαποδα dekapoda ten-legged binary star, component magnitudes 4.03, 6.58
α	65	Alpha Cancri, Acubens, Al Zubanah, Sertan	4.26	174	< الزبانة az-zubānah The claws/pincers < السرطان saraţān The crab
γ	43	Gamma Cancri, Asellus Borealis	4.66	158	< "The Northern Ass"
ζ1,2	16	Zeta Cancri, Tegmen	4.67	83.4	< tegmen, tegimen, tegumen The shell well known multiple star system with at least 4 components component magnitudes: +5.58, +5.99, +6.12, +10