Beta Cancri (β Cnc / β Cancri) is the brightest star in the constellation Cancer.
AL TARF (Beta Cancri). Surely, if Cancer (the Crab) were anywhere but on the ecliptic, the apparent pathway of the Sun, it never would have been made into a constellation by the ancients.
The brightest star in the Cancer constellation is [1209] beta Cancri, also known as Tarf or Al Tarf, with an apparent magnitude of 3.50. The primary component is an orange K-type giant 290 light-years distant from Earth.
Altarf Beta Cancri
Alterf Lambda Leonis
Al Thalimain Iota Aquilae
Aludra Eta Canis Majoris
Alula Australis Xi Ursae Majoris
Alula Borealis Nu Ursae Majoris
Alwaid Beta Draconis
Alya Theta Serpentis
Alzir Xi Geminorum
Ancha Theta Aquarii ...
 See also: Star, Cancer, Earth, Light Year, Sun
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