Kappa Cancri

Summary

Kappa Cancri is a peculiar star^[1]. It draws 3 Wikipedia views per month (peculiar_star category, ranking #14 of 64).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kappa Cancri's instance of is recorded as peculiar star^[3].
• Kappa Cancri's instance of is recorded as near-infrared source^[4].
• Kappa Cancri's instance of is recorded as ultraviolet source^[5].
• Kappa Cancri's instance of is recorded as variable star^[6].
• Kappa Cancri's instance of is recorded as star^[7].
• Kappa Cancri's instance of is recorded as Ap/Bp star^[8].
• Kappa Cancri's constellation is recorded as Cancer^[9].
• Kappa Cancri's spectral class is recorded as B8IIIp^[10].
• Kappa Cancri's catalog code is recorded as GSC 00815-02146^[11].
• Kappa Cancri's catalog code is recorded as HD 78316^[12].
• Kappa Cancri's catalog code is recorded as HIP 44798^[13].
• Kappa Cancri's catalog code is recorded as SAO 98378^[14].
• Kappa Cancri's catalog code is recorded as HR 3623^[15].
• Kappa Cancri's catalog code is recorded as IRAS F09050+1052^[16].
• Kappa Cancri's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J09074481+1040055^[17].
• Kappa Cancri's catalog code is recorded as κ Cnc^[18].
• Kappa Cancri's catalog code is recorded as BD+11 1984^[19].
• Kappa Cancri's catalog code is recorded as CSV 101015^[20].
• Kappa Cancri's catalog code is recorded as FK5 1238^[21].
• Kappa Cancri's catalog code is recorded as GC 12596^[22].
• Kappa Cancri's catalog code is recorded as GCRV 5976^[23].
• Kappa Cancri's catalog code is recorded as HIC 44798^[24].
• Kappa Cancri's catalog code is recorded as N30 2159^[25].
• Kappa Cancri's catalog code is recorded as PMC 90-93 844^[26].
• Kappa Cancri's catalog code is recorded as PPM 126134^[27].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include peculiar star^[3], near-infrared source^[4], ultraviolet source^[5], variable star^[6], star^[7], and Ap/Bp star^[8].

History and Context

Catalog codes include GSC 00815-02146^[11], HD 78316^[12], HIP 44798^[13], SAO 98378^[14], HR 3623^[15], and IRAS F09050+1052^[16].

Why It Matters

Kappa Cancri draws 3 Wikipedia views per month (peculiar_star category, ranking #14 of 64).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]