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71 Cancri

Coordinates: Sky map 09h 05m 46s, +17° 23′ 24″
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71 Cancri
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Cancer[1]
Right ascension 09h 05m 45.5256s[2]
Declination +17° 23 24.464[2]
Apparent magnitude (V) 8.1[3]
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage main sequence[2]
Spectral type A2[3]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)28.35±0.38[2] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −28.352 mas/yr[2]
Dec.: −8.141 mas/yr[2]
Parallax (π)3.6905±0.0292 mas[2]
Distance884 ± 7 ly
(271 ± 2 pc)[2]
Absolute magnitude (MV)+1.59[4]
Details[2]
Mass2.161+0.044
−0.041
 M
Radius2.96±0.07 R
Luminosity33.3+0.9
−0.7
 L
Surface gravity (log g)3.777+0.028
−0.044
 cgs
Temperature8051±91 K
Age749+100
−102
 Myr
Other designations
71 Cnc, BD+17 2004, HD 77892, HIP 44637, SAO 98358, TIC 330687375, TYC 1401-1139-1, GSC 01401-01139, 2MASS J09054552+1723244, Gaia DR3 611251121272814464
Database references
SIMBADdata

71 Cancri is a star in the constellation Cancer. Its spectral classification A2 indicates that it is an A-type star but the luminosity class is not specified.[3] Parallax measurements imply a distance of 271 parsecs (880 ly), and it is drifting further away at a speed of 28 km/s.[2] Being apparent magnitude 8.1, it is not visible to the naked eye.[3]

This A-type star is estimated to be 750 million years old (16% Solar System age). It has a mass roughly 2.2 times the mass of the Sun and an enlarged radius three times that of the Sun. 71 Cancri is 33 times more luminous and 40% hotter, with a surface effective temperature of 8,051 K. Its apparent brightness is diminished by 0.02 magnitudes due to interveining gas and dust between Earth and the star.[2]

References

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  1. Roman, Nancy G. (1987). "Identification of a constellation from a position". Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 99 (617): 695. Bibcode:1987PASP...99..695R. doi:10.1086/132034. Constellation record for this object at VizieR.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Vallenari, A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (2023). "Gaia Data Release 3. Summary of the content and survey properties". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 674: A1. arXiv:2208.00211. Bibcode:2023A&A...674A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202243940. S2CID 244398875. Gaia DR3 record for this source at VizieR.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "71 Cancri". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  4. Anderson, E.; Francis, Ch. (2012). "XHIP: An extended hipparcos compilation". Astronomy Letters. 38 (5): 331. arXiv:1108.4971. Bibcode:2012AstL...38..331A. doi:10.1134/S1063773712050015. XHIP record for this object at VizieR.