Tau Cancri
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| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 |
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| Constellation (pronunciation) |
Cancer |
| Right ascension | 09h08m00.1s |
| Declination | +29°39′15″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | +5.42 |
| Distance | 260 ± 17 ly (80 ± 5 pc) |
| Spectral type | G8III |
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Tau Cancri (τ Cnc / τ Cancri) is a star in the constellation Cancer.
τ Cancri is a yellow G-type giant with an apparent magnitude of +5.42. It is approximately 260 light years from Earth. It also is called Rho-1 Cancri. Also apparently this is a real big star in the space which not even baceria can be found.
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