The Bayer designation Omicron Cancri (ο Cnc / ο Cancri) is shared by two stars in the constellation Cancer:
They are separated by 0.27° on the sky. With a physical separation of 0.2163 parsec (0.705 light-year), the stars most likely form a co-moving pair.[1]
References
- ↑ Shaya, Ed J.; Olling, Rob P. (January 2011), "Very Wide Binaries and Other Comoving Stellar Companions: A Bayesian Analysis of the Hipparcos Catalogue", The Astrophysical Journal Supplement, 192 (1): 17, arXiv:1007.0425, Bibcode:2011ApJS..192....2S, doi:10.1088/0067-0049/192/1/2, S2CID 119226823, 2.
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