Sigma1 Cancri, Latinized from σ1 Cancri, is a solitary,[9] white-hued star in the zodiac constellation of Cancer. It is faintly visible to the naked eye, with an apparent visual magnitude of +5.68.[2] Based upon an annual parallax shift of 15.51 mas as seen from Earth,[1] this star is located around 210 light years from the Sun.
Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS) | |
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Constellation | Cancer |
Right ascension | 08h 52m 34.62123s[1] |
Declination | +32° 28′ 26.9664″[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | +5.68[2] |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | A8 Vas[3] |
U−B color index | +0.08[2] |
B−V color index | +0.20[2] |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | −13.5±4.3[4] km/s |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: −4.41[1] mas/yr Dec.: +13.95[1] mas/yr |
Parallax (π) | 15.51 ± 0.41 mas[1] |
Distance | 210 ± 6 ly (64 ± 2 pc) |
Absolute magnitude (MV) | +1.62[5] |
Details | |
Mass | 1.70[6] M☉ |
Luminosity | 18[7] L☉ |
Surface gravity (log g) | 4.44[6] cgs |
Temperature | 8,116±276[6] K |
Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 84[7] km/s |
Age | 301[6] Myr |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
This is a chemically peculiar[7] A-type main sequence star with a stellar classification of A8 Vas.[3] At an age of about 301[6] million years, Sigma1 Cancri is around 67% of the way through its main sequence lifespan.[7] The star has 1.7[6] times the mass of the Sun and is radiating 18[7] times the Sun's luminosity from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 8,116 K.[6] It has a magnitude 13.3 visual companion at an angular separation of 5.2 arc seconds along a position angle of 276°, as of 2011.[10]
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