Star
Acubens
α Cancri · HIP 44066 · White star
True colour from its B–V index (0.14) — a surface around 8,700 K.
Distance
188 light-years
Spectral type
A5m
Brightness
mag 4.26
Absolute mag
0.45
Luminosity
57 × Sun
Surface
~8,700 K
Right ascension
8h 58m 29s
Declination
+11° 51′
- Acubens is a white star in Cancer.
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Distances and spectral types: HYG Database (Hipparcos parallaxes), CC BY-SA 4.0.