[1212] alpha Cancri or Acubens ("the claws") is a star system that lies 173 light-years away and has magnitude of 4.26. It is also sometimes known as Sertan ("the crab").
Acubens = Alpha Cancri
Al Tarf = Beta Cancri
Asellus Borealis = Gamma Cancri
Tegmine = Zeta Cancri &
Iota Cnc = Iota Cancri
Kappa Cnc = Kappa Cancri
55 Cnc = 55 Cancri # ...
Examples would be alpha Cancri, beta Orionis, and RU Lupi.
"Visibility" refers to when the constellation would be visible in the evening sky as seen from Iowa.
Fittingly enough for such a minor character, it is the faintest of the zodiacal constellations, with no star brighter than fourth magnitude. The star Alpha Cancri is named Acubens, from the Arabic meaning ‘claw'.
 See also: Sun, Star, Earth, Acubens, Star Cluster
  
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