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Star in the constellation Cancer
57 Cancri
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Cancer
Right ascension 08 54 14.73274
Declination +30° 34′ 44.8283″
Apparent magnitude (V) +5.40 (6.09 + 6.37)
Characteristics
Spectral type G7 III + K0 III
B−V color index 1.05
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−59.2±0.4 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +41.60 mas/yr
Dec.: −24.02 mas/yr
Parallax (π)7.07 ± 0.68 mas
Distance460 ± 40 ly
(140 ± 10 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)–0.33
Details
57 Cnc A
Mass6.49±2.16 M
Luminosity173.13 L
Surface gravity (log g)2.74±0.11 cgs
Temperature4,810±92 K
Metallicity 0.08±0.05 dex
Age645+154
−120 Myr
Other designations
57 Cnc, BD+31°1907, GC 12289, HD 75959, HIP 43721, HR 3532, SAO 61125, ADS 7071, WDS J08542+3035
Database references
SIMBADdata

57 Cancri is a double star in the zodiac constellation of Cancer, located around 460 light years away from the Sun. They are visible to the naked eye as a faint star with a combined apparent visual magnitude of +5.40. The brighter member, designated component A. is a yellow-hued giant star with a stellar classification of G7 III and an apparent magnitude of +6.09. Its companion, component B, is an orange-hued giant with a class of K0 III and an apparent magnitude of +6.37. As of 2017, the pair had an angular separation of 1.50 along a position angle of 310°.

References

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