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Iota Cancri (ι Cnc ι Cancri) is a double star in the constellation Cancer. The brighter component is approximately 298 light years from Earth.The brighter star is a yellow G-type bright giant with an apparent magnitude of +4.02. The companion is a white A-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +6.57. The two stars are separated by 30.6 arcseconds on the sky and are resolvable through a small telescope.
