Iota Cancri

Starbox short
name=ι Cancri
epoch=J2000.0
constell=Cancer
ra=08^h46^m41.8^s
dec=+28°45′36″
spectral=G8II+A3V
appmag_v=+4.02, +6.57
dist_ly=298 ± 37
dist_pc=91 ± 11
names=48 Cancri, HR 3475+HR 3474, HD 74739+HD 74738, BD+29°1824+BD+29°1823, HIP 43103+HIP 43100, SAO 80416+SAO 80415, GC 12083+GC 12080, ADS 6988, CCDM 08467+2846

Iota Cancri (ι Cnc / ι Cancri) is a binary star in the constellation Cancer. It is approximately 298 light years from Earth.

The primary component, ι Cancri A, is a yellow G-type bright giant with an apparent magnitude of +4.02. The companion star, ι Cancri B, is a white A-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +6.58. The two stars are separated by 30.5 arcseconds on the sky, and are resolvable through a small telescope.