Iota Cancri

Summary

Iota Cancri is a binary star^[1]. It draws 20 Wikipedia views per month (binary_star category, ranking #42 of 267).^[2]

Key Facts

• Iota Cancri's image is recorded as Cancer constellation map ru lite.png^[3].
• Iota Cancri's image is recorded as Red circle.svg^[4].
• Iota Cancri's image is recorded as StarArrowUR.svg^[5].
• Iota Cancri's instance of is recorded as binary star^[6].
• Iota Cancri's constellation is recorded as Cancer^[7].
• Iota Cancri's has part is recorded as Iota Cancri A^[8].
• Iota Cancri's has part is recorded as iot Cnc B^[9].
• Iota Cancri's catalog code is recorded as CCDM J08467+2846AB^[10].
• Iota Cancri's catalog code is recorded as WDS J08467+2846AB^[11].
• Iota Cancri's catalog code is recorded as ι Cnc^[12].
• Iota Cancri's catalog code is recorded as 48 Cnc^[13].
• Iota Cancri's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/08bj4v^[14].
• Iota Cancri's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '-0.79'}^[15].
• Iota Cancri's luminosity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q843877', 'amount': '+204'}^[16].
• Iota Cancri's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q180892', 'amount': '+3.43'}^[17].
• Iota Cancri's radius is recorded as {'unit': 'Q48440', 'amount': '+21'}^[18].
• Iota Cancri's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+131.674250'}^[19].
• Iota Cancri's declination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+28.759889'}^[20].
• Iota Cancri's epoch is recorded as J2000.0^[21].

Body

Designation and Status

Iota Cancri's instance of is recorded as binary star^[6].

History and Context

Catalog codes include CCDM J08467+2846AB^[10], WDS J08467+2846AB^[11], ι Cnc^[12], and 48 Cnc^[13].

Why It Matters

Iota Cancri draws 20 Wikipedia views per month (binary_star category, ranking #42 of 267).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[22] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[23]