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40 Cancri

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40 Cancri

Summary

40 Cancri is a blue straggler[1]. It draws 5 Wikipedia views per month (blue_straggler category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • 40 Cancri's instance of is recorded as blue straggler[3].
  • 40 Cancri's instance of is recorded as double star[4].
  • 40 Cancri's instance of is recorded as near-infrared source[5].
  • 40 Cancri's instance of is recorded as ultraviolet source[6].
  • 40 Cancri's constellation is recorded as Cancer[7].
  • 40 Cancri's spectral class is recorded as A1V[8].
  • 40 Cancri's part of is recorded as Beehive Cluster[9].
  • 40 Cancri's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J08401145+1958161[10].
  • 40 Cancri's catalog code is recorded as GSC 01395-00806[11].
  • 40 Cancri's catalog code is recorded as HD 73666[12].
  • 40 Cancri's catalog code is recorded as SAO 80336[13].
  • 40 Cancri's catalog code is recorded as HIP 42523[14].
  • 40 Cancri's catalog code is recorded as BD+20 2159[15].
  • 40 Cancri's catalog code is recorded as CCDM J08401+2000B[16].
  • 40 Cancri's catalog code is recorded as GC 11889[17].
  • 40 Cancri's catalog code is recorded as GCRV 5706[18].
  • 40 Cancri's catalog code is recorded as HIC 42523[19].
  • 40 Cancri's catalog code is recorded as JP11 4118[20].
  • 40 Cancri's catalog code is recorded as PPM 125564[21].
  • 40 Cancri's catalog code is recorded as ROT 3631[22].
  • 40 Cancri's catalog code is recorded as TD1 12845[23].
  • 40 Cancri's catalog code is recorded as TYC 1395-806-1[24].
  • 40 Cancri's catalog code is recorded as UBV 8270[25].
  • 40 Cancri's catalog code is recorded as UCAC3 220-96079[26].
  • 40 Cancri's catalog code is recorded as UCAC4 550-045925[27].

Body

Geography

40 Cancri's part of is recorded as Beehive Cluster[9].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include blue straggler[3], double star[4], near-infrared source[5], and ultraviolet source[6].

History and Context

Catalog codes include 2MASS J08401145+1958161[10], GSC 01395-00806[11], HD 73666[12], SAO 80336[13], HIP 42523[14], and BD+20 2159[15].

Why It Matters

40 Cancri draws 5 Wikipedia views per month (blue_straggler category, ranking #1 of 2).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Spectral classification of the brighter stars of the Praesepe cluster. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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