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Delta Cancri (δ Cnc δ Cancri) is an orange giant star approximately 180 light-years away in the constellation Cancer. It has the traditional name Asellus Australis which in Latin means southern donkey colt. It also has the longest of all known star names Arkushanangarushashutu derived from ancient Babylonian which means the southeast star in the Crab.In Chinese 鬼宿 (Guǐ Su) meaning Ghost (asterism) refers to an asterism consisting of δ Cancri θ Cancri η Cancri and γ Cancri.

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