Lambda Cancri
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Lambda Cancri is a blue-white-hued spectroscopic binary star in the zodiac constellation of Cancer. Its name is a Bayer designation that is Latinized from λ Cancri, and abbreviated Lambda Cnc or λ Cnc. With a combined apparent visual magnitude of +5.93, it is faintly visible to the naked eye. Based upon parallax measurements obtained during the Gaia mission, it is approximately distant from the Sun. The system is drifting further away with a line of sight velocity of around +23 km/s. The two components are designated Lambda Cancri A (formally named Piautos ) and B. The position of this system near the ecliptic means it is subject to lunar occultation.
Lambda Cancri is a blue-white-hued spectroscopic binary star in the zodiac constellation of Cancer. Its name is a Bayer designation that is Latinized from λ Cancri, and abbreviated Lambda Cnc or λ Cnc. With a combined apparent visual magnitude of +5.93, it is faintly visible to the naked eye. Based upon parallax measurements obtained during the Gaia mission, it is approximately distant from the Sun. The system is drifting further away with a line of sight velocity of around +23 km/s. The two components are designated Lambda Cancri A (formally named Piautos ) and B. The position of this system near the ecliptic means it is subject to lunar occultation. ==References==
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