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Proper Name	Asellus Borealis
Bayer Designation	Gamma Cancri
Flamsteed Number	43 Cancri
HR (BSC)	3449
HD	74198
Constellation	Cancer
Right Ascension	8h 43m 17s
Declination	+21° 28' 7"
Distance	175 light years 54 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +4.67 Absolute: +0.95
Spectral Class	A1IV white subgiant
Optimum Visibility	February
Notes	Asellus Borealis is a single star with no known campanions. It is considerably hotter than the Sun, with an estimated temperature of some 9,400 K (as compared to less than 6,000 K for the Sun), hence the star's white colouration.

The northernmost of Cancer's two 'donkey stars' is a rather faint white star some 175 light years from the Solar System.

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