XI CANCRI


'Xi Cancri' (ξ Cnc / ξ Cancri) is a spectroscopic binary in the constellation Cancer. It is approximately 381 light years from Earth.
The primary component, 'ξ Cancri A', is a yellow G-type giant with an apparent magnitude of +5.16. Its companion, 'ξ Cancri B', is 0.1 arcseconds from the primary. The two stars complete one orbit about their common centre of mass once every 4.66 years.

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