Rho Cancri

The Bayer designation ρ Cancri (Rho Cancri) is shared by two stars in the constellation Cancer:

• 55 Cancri, or Rho¹ Cancri (ρ¹ Cnc)
• 58 Cancri, or Rho² Cancri (ρ² Cnc)

In Johann Bode’s Uranographia, the designation Rho Cancri is applied to five different stars:

• ρ¹ Cancri is 53 Cancri
• ρ² Cancri is 55 Cancri
• ρ³ Cancri is 58 Cancri
• ρ⁴ Cancri is 67 Cancri
• ρ⁵ Cancri is 70 Cancri

Bode’s superscripted letters are now rarely used though, so the designations have been reverted to the original 2 stars.

See also

• Pi Cancri