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55 Cancri (/ˈkæŋkraɪ/ or /ˈkæŋkriː/) also cataloged Rho1 Cancri or abbreviated 55 Cnc is a binary star approximately 41 light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Cancer. The system consists of a G-type star and a smaller red dwarf separated by over 1000 AU (one thousand times the distance from the Earth to the Sun).As of 2011 five extrasolar planets have been confirmed to be orbiting the primary 55 Cancri A (the yellow dwarf).
