Astronomy:45 Cancri

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Short description: Star in the constellation Cancer
45 Cancri
Observation data
Equinox J2000.0]] (ICRS)
Constellation Cancer
Right ascension  08h 43m 12.32940s[1]
Declination +12° 40′ 51.1486″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.62[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type G8 III and A3 III[3]
B−V color index 0.435±0.005[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−6.2±2.3[2] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −9.828[1] mas/yr
Dec.: +0.916[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)4.7700 ± 0.1025[1] mas
Distance680 ± 10 ly
(210 ± 5 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−1.62[2]
Orbit[4]
Period (P)1,009.36±0.12 d
Eccentricity (e)0.461±0.002
Semi-amplitude (K1)
(primary)
20.04±0.06 km/s
Semi-amplitude (K2)
(secondary)
20.75±0.02 km/s
Details
45 Cnc A
Mass3.11±0.10[3] M
Radius13.86+5.03
−1.73
[1] R
Luminosity210.3±5.4[1] L
Surface gravity (log g)2.72[5] cgs
Temperature5,058[5] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.69±0.22[5] dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)5.3[6] km/s
45 Cnc B
Mass3.00±0.10[3] M
Luminosity190.5+43.9
−35.6
[3] L
Other designations
A1 Cnc,[7], 45 Cnc, BD+13°1972, FK5 2686, HD 74228, HIP 42795, HR 3450, SAO 98069[8]
Database references
SIMBADdata

45 Cancri is a binary star[4] system in the zodiac constellation of Cancer, located 680 light-years away from the Sun.[1] It has the Bayer designation A1 Cancri;[7] 45 Cancri is the Flamsteed designation. It is visible to the naked eye as a faint, white-hued star at an apparent visual magnitude of 5.62.[2] The pair form a double-lined spectroscopic binary with an orbital period of 2.76 years and an eccentricity of 0.46.[4] They are drifting closer to the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of −6 km/s.[2]

The primary, designated component A, is an aging giant star with a stellar classification of G8 III,[9] but has most likely not yet made multiple ascents up the red giant branch.[3] It has 3.11[3] times the mass of the Sun and has expanded to 14[1] times the Sun's radius. The star is radiating 210[1] times the luminosity of the Sun from its enlarged photosphere at an effective temperature of 5,058 K.[5] The less evolved secondary, component B is likewise a giant star, having a class of A3 III. It has three times the mass of the Sun and shines with 191 times the Sun's luminosity.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 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. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Anderson, E.; Francis, Ch. (2012), "XHIP: An extended hipparcos compilation", Astronomy Letters 38 (5): 331, doi:10.1134/S1063773712050015, Bibcode2012AstL...38..331A. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Griffin, R. E. M.; Griffin, R. F. (February 2015), "Composite spectra: XX. 45 Cancri. Two stars with very similar masses but quite different evolutionary states", Astronomische Nachrichten 336 (2): 178–188, doi:10.1002/asna.201412148, Bibcode2015AN....336..178G 
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Eggleton, Peter P.; Yakut, Kadri (July 2017), "Models for 60 double-lined binaries containing giants", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 468 (3): 3533–3556, doi:10.1093/mnras/stx598, Bibcode2017MNRAS.468.3533E. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Soubiran, Caroline et al. (2016), "The PASTEL catalogue: 2016 version", Astronomy & Astrophysics 591: A118, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201628497, Bibcode2016A&A...591A.118S. 
  6. Schröder, C.; Reiners, Ansgar; Schmitt, Jürgen H. M. M. (January 2009), "Ca II HK emission in rapidly rotating stars. Evidence for an onset of the solar-type dynamo", Astronomy and Astrophysics 493 (3): 1099–1107, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:200810377, Bibcode2009A&A...493.1099S, http://goedoc.uni-goettingen.de/goescholar/bitstream/handle/1/9690/aa10377-08.pdf?sequence=2 [yes|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
  7. 7.0 7.1 HD 74228, HD-DM-GC-HR-HIP-Bayer-Flamsteed Cross Index, N. D. Kostjuk, Institute of Astronomy of Russian Academy of Sciences, 2002; CDS ID IV/27A.
  8. "45 Cnc". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=45+Cnc. 
  9. Ginestet, N.; Carquillat, J. M. (2002), "Spectral Classification of the Hot Components of a Large Sample of Stars with Composite Spectra, and Implication for the Absolute Magnitudes of the Cool Supergiant Components", The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series 143 (2): 513, doi:10.1086/342942, Bibcode2002ApJS..143..513G