Astronomy:39 Cancri

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Short description: Star in the constellation Cancer
39 Cancri
Observation data
Equinox J2000.0]] (ICRS)
Constellation Cancer
Right ascension  08h 40m 06.41823s[1]
Declination +20° 00′ 28.0339″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 6.39[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type G8+ III-IIIb[3]
B−V color index 0.98[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)33.88[2] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −35.610[1] mas/yr
Dec.: −11.964[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)5.3162 ± 0.0589[1] mas
Distance614 ± 7 ly
(188 ± 2 pc)
Details
Mass2.88[2] M
Radius12[4] R
Luminosity105[2] L
Surface gravity (log g)2.70±0.11[5] cgs
Temperature4,954±25[2] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]+0.21±0.05[5] dex
Age460[2] Myr
Other designations
39 Cnc, BD+20°2158, HD 73665, HIP 42516, HR 3427, SAO 80333[6]
Database references
SIMBADdata

39 Cancri is a star in the constellation Cancer, located about 614 light years from the Sun in the Beehive Cluster (NGC 2632). It is a challenge to see with the naked eye, having an apparent visual magnitude of 6.39.[2] This object is moving further from the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of 34 km/s.[2]

This is an evolved giant star with a stellar classification of G8+ III-IIIb,[3] indicating it has consumed the hydrogen at its core. It is 460[2] million years old with 2.88[2] times the mass of the Sun and about 12[4] times the Sun's radius. The star is radiating 105[2] times the Sun's luminosity from its enlarged photosphere at an effective temperature of 4,954 K.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Brown, A. G. A. (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics 616: A1. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051. Bibcode2018A&A...616A...1G.  Gaia DR2 record for this source at VizieR.
  2. 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 Luck, R. Earle (2015), "Abundances in the Local Region. I. G and K Giants", Astronomical Journal 150 (3): 88, doi:10.1088/0004-6256/150/3/88, Bibcode2015AJ....150...88L. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 Keenan, Philip C.; McNeil, Raymond C. (1989), "The Perkins catalog of revised MK types for the cooler stars", The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series 71: 245, doi:10.1086/191373, Bibcode1989ApJS...71..245K. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 Pasinetti Fracassini, L. E. et al. (February 2001), "Catalogue of Apparent Diameters and Absolute Radii of Stars (CADARS)", Astronomy and Astrophysics 367: 521–524, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20000451, Bibcode2001A&A...367..521P. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 Prugniel, Ph. et al. (July 2011), "The atmospheric parameters and spectral interpolator for the MILES stars", Astronomy & Astrophysics 531: A165, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201116769, Bibcode2011A&A...531A.165P. 
  6. "39 Cnc". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=39+Cnc.