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DX Cancri

DX Cancri

Photo: ESO Online Digitized Sky Survey.


DX Cancri is a nearby faint red dwarf and flare star. It lies in the constellation Cancer at a distance of 11.83 light-years (3.63 parsecs).

 

visual magnitude 14.78
absolute magnitude 16.98
spectral type M6.5V
distance 11.82 light-years (3.63 pc)
radial velocity +4 km/s
position RA 08h 29m 49.5s,
Dec +26° 46' 37"
other designations Gl 051-015, GCTP 2016.01,
LHS 248, GJ 1111