Epsilon Cancri

Starbox short
name=ε Cancri
epoch=J2000.0
constell=Cancer
ra=08^h40^m27.0^s
dec=+19°32′42″
spectral=A8Vn
appmag_v=+6.29
dist_ly=548 ± 84
dist_pc=168 ± 26
names=Praesepe, Prezepe, 41 Cancri, HR 3429, HD 73731, BD+20°2171, HIP 42556, SAO 98024, GC 11904, BDS 4711, CCDM 08404+1932

Epsilon Cancri (ε Cnc / ε Cancri) is a star in the constellation Cancer. ε Cancri is one of the brighter members of the Beehive Cluster, and the Bayer designation ε Cancri originally referred to the entire cluster.

ε Cancri is a white A-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +6.29. It is approximately 548 light years from Earth.