Alpha Cancri

Summary

Alpha Cancri is a high proper-motion star^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of high_proper_motion_star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Alpha Cancri's image is recorded as Cancer constellation map.png^[3].
• Alpha Cancri's instance of is recorded as high proper-motion star^[4].
• Alpha Cancri's instance of is recorded as near-infrared source^[5].
• Alpha Cancri's instance of is recorded as ultraviolet source^[6].
• Alpha Cancri's instance of is recorded as star^[7].
• Alpha Cancri's constellation is recorded as Cancer^[8].
• crab claw is named after Alpha Cancri^[9].
• Alpha Cancri's spectral class is recorded as kA7VmF0/2III/IVSr^[10].
• Alpha Cancri's catalog code is recorded as GSC 00814-03029^[11].
• Alpha Cancri's catalog code is recorded as HD 76756^[12].
• Alpha Cancri's catalog code is recorded as HIP 44066^[13].
• Alpha Cancri's catalog code is recorded as HR 3572^[14].
• Alpha Cancri's catalog code is recorded as IRAS 08557+1203^[15].
• Alpha Cancri's catalog code is recorded as SAO 98267^[16].
• Alpha Cancri's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J08582922+1151278^[17].
• Alpha Cancri's catalog code is recorded as α Cnc^[18].
• Alpha Cancri's catalog code is recorded as ADS 7115 A^[19].
• Alpha Cancri's catalog code is recorded as BD+12 1948^[20].
• Alpha Cancri's catalog code is recorded as CCDM J08585+1151A^[21].
• Alpha Cancri's catalog code is recorded as FK5 337^[22].
• Alpha Cancri's catalog code is recorded as GC 12406^[23].
• Alpha Cancri's catalog code is recorded as GCRV 5899^[24].
• Alpha Cancri's catalog code is recorded as HIC 44066^[25].
• Alpha Cancri's catalog code is recorded as JP11 1736^[26].
• Alpha Cancri's catalog code is recorded as N30 2112^[27].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include high proper-motion star^[4], near-infrared source^[5], ultraviolet source^[6], and star^[7].

History and Context

Catalog codes include GSC 00814-03029^[11], HD 76756^[12], HIP 44066^[13], HR 3572^[14], IRAS 08557+1203^[15], and SAO 98267^[16]. crab claw is named after Alpha Cancri^[9].

Why It Matters

Alpha Cancri ranks in the top 6% of high_proper_motion_star entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]