Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 | |
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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 mas [1] |
Distance | 680 ± 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 | |
Mass | 3.11±0.10 [3] M☉ |
Radius | 13.86+5.03 −1.73 [1] R☉ |
Luminosity | 210.3±5.4 [1] L☉ |
Surface gravity (log g) | 2.72 [5] cgs |
Temperature | 5,058 [5] K |
Metallicity [Fe/H] | −0.69±0.22 [5] dex |
Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 5.3 [6] km/s |
45 Cnc B | |
Mass | 3.00±0.10 [3] M☉ |
Luminosity | 190.5+43.9 −35.6 [3] L☉ |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
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]