Sigma2 Cancri, Latinized from σ2 Cancri, is the Bayer designation for a solitary,[8] white-hued star in the constellation Cancer. It is faintly visible to the naked eye, with an apparent visual magnitude of +5.44.[2] Based upon an annual parallax shift of 16.79 mas as seen from Earth,[1] this star is located around 194 light years from the Sun.
Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS) | |
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Constellation | Cancer |
Right ascension | 08h 56m 56.59711s[1] |
Declination | +32° 54′ 37.5423″[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | +5.436[2] |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | A7 IV[3] |
B−V color index | +0.157[2] |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | −26.2±0.7[4] km/s |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: −53.49[1] mas/yr Dec.: −66.13[1] mas/yr |
Parallax (π) | 16.79 ± 0.29 mas[1] |
Distance | 194 ± 3 ly (60 ± 1 pc) |
Absolute magnitude (MV) | +1.57[5] |
Details | |
Mass | 1.79[6] M☉ |
Luminosity | 21.5[3] L☉ |
Surface gravity (log g) | 4.17[6] cgs |
Temperature | 8,309±283[6] K |
Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 133[3] km/s |
Age | 441[6] Myr |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
With an estimated age of 441[6] million years, this is an A-type subgiant star with a stellar classification of A7 IV.[3] It is spinning relatively rapidly with a projected rotational velocity of 133 K.[3] The star has an estimated 1.8[6] times the mass of the Sun and is radiating 21.5[3] times the Sun's luminosity from its photosphere at an effective temperature of roughly 8,309 K.[6]
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