SAO 98031

E572597

SAO 98031 is a catalog designation for Acubens, a white A-type multiple star system in the constellation Cancer.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
SAO 98031 canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf star
stellar_object
alsoKnownAs Acubens
Alpha Cancri
α Cancri
linked to: Alpha Cancri
apparentMagnitudeV ≈4.26
bayerDesignation α Cancri
linked to: Alpha Cancri
belongsToCatalog Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Star Catalog
catalogDesignation SAO 98031
color white
componentOf Alpha Cancri star system
linked to: Alpha Cancri
constellation Cancer
declination +11° 51′ (approx)
distanceFromEarth ≈174 light-years
≈53 parsecs
eclipticProximity near_ecliptic
equatorialCoordinateSystem ICRS
flamsteedDesignation 65 Cancri
hasComponent Alpha Cancri A
linked to: Alpha Cancri

Alpha Cancri B
linked to: Alpha Cancri
hasDesignation ADS 7115
BD+12 1919
FK5 330
HD 76756
HIP 44066
HR 3572
WDS J08590+1141
hasParallax yes
hasProperMotion yes
hemisphereVisibility northern
hostConstellationType zodiac_constellation
locatedIn Milky Way
luminosityClass main_sequence_or_subgiant (A-type primary)
multiplicity multiple_star_system
nameMeaning the claws (of the crab)
nameOriginLanguage Arabic
observedIn infrared_wavelengths
optical_wavelengths
rightAscension 08h 58m (approx)
spectralType A-type
traditionalName Acubens
variable no
visibleToNakedEye yes

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Acubens hasOtherDesignation SAO 98031
SAO 98031 catalogDesignation SAO 98031
BD+18 2019 hasSAOIdentifier SAO 98031