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- noun astronomy Genitive form of
Cancer used when naming stars, such as α Cancri.
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55 Cancri is located 41 light-years away in the constellation Cancer and has nearly the same mass and age as our sun.
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2005/11/29 Itsy Bitsy Solar System (Artist´s Concept) - This artist´s conception compares a hypothetical solar system centered around a tiny "sun" (top) to a known solar system centered around a star, called 55 Cancri, which is abo
WN.com - Articles related to FiTting method to face global warming 2010
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2005/11/29 Itsy Bitsy Solar System (Artist´s Concept) - This artist´s conception compares a hypothetical solar system centered around a tiny "sun" (top) to a known solar system centered around a star, called 55 Cancri, which is abo
WN.com - Articles related to FiTting method to face global warming 2010
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2005/11/29 Itsy Bitsy Solar System (Artist´s Concept) - This artist´s conception compares a hypothetical solar system centered around a tiny "sun" (top) to a known solar system centered around a star, called 55 Cancri, which is abo
WN.com - Articles related to FiTting method to face global warming 2010
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2005/11/29 Itsy Bitsy Solar System (Artist´s Concept) - This artist´s conception compares a hypothetical solar system centered around a tiny "sun" (top) to a known solar system centered around a star, called 55 Cancri, which is abo
WN.com - Articles related to FiTting method to face global warming 2010
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2005/11/29 Itsy Bitsy Solar System (Artist´s Concept) - This artist´s conception compares a hypothetical solar system centered around a tiny "sun" (top) to a known solar system centered around a star, called 55 Cancri, which is abo
WN.com - Articles related to FiTting method to face global warming 2010
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2005/11/29 Itsy Bitsy Solar System (Artist´s Concept) - This artist´s conception compares a hypothetical solar system centered around a tiny "sun" (top) to a known solar system centered around a star, called 55 Cancri, which is abo
WN.com - Articles related to FiTting method to face global warming 2010
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Now, 17 years later, thanks to advancing means of astronomical detection, we are fairly certain of more than 300 “exoplanets,” including a five-planet system that orbits star 55 Cancri in the constellation Cancer, 41 light-years away.
Across the Universe 2009
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Now, 17 years later, thanks to advancing means of astronomical detection, we are fairly certain of more than 300 “exoplanets,” including a five-planet system that orbits star 55 Cancri in the constellation Cancer, 41 light-years away.
Across the Universe 2009
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Now, 17 years later, thanks to advancing means of astronomical detection, we are fairly certain of more than 300 “exoplanets,” including a five-planet system that orbits star 55 Cancri in the constellation Cancer, 41 light-years away.
Across the Universe 2009
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