Chi Cancri

χ Cancri
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Cancer
Right ascension 08h 20m 03.86158s[1]
Declination +27° 13′ 03.7416″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.14[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type F6V[3]
U−B color index –0.06[2]
B−V color index +0.47[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+32.91[4] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: –16.36[1] mas/yr
Dec.: –376.65[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)54.73 ± 0.32[1] mas
Distance59.6 ± 0.3 ly
(18.3 ± 0.1 pc)
Details
Mass1.070[3] M☉
Radius1.3870 ± 0.0276[3] R☉
Luminosity2.4378 ± 0.0341[3] L☉
Temperature6,130 ± 58[3] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.26[3] dex
Age5.8[3] Gyr
Other designations
18 Cancri, BD+27°1589, FK5 1217, Gl 303, HD 69897, HIP 40843, HR 3262, SAO 80104.

Chi Cancri (χ Cnc, χ Cancri) is a star in the constellation Cancer.

χ Cancri is a yellow-white F-type main sequence star with an apparent magnitude of +5.13. It is approximately 59.6 light years from Earth.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 van Leeuwen, F. (November 2007), "Validation of the new Hipparcos reduction", Astronomy and Astrophysics 474 (2): 653–664, arXiv:0708.1752, Bibcode:2007A&A...474..653V, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Johnson, H. L. et al. (1966). "UBVRIJKL photometry of the bright stars". Communications of the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory 4 (99). Bibcode:1966CoLPL...4...99J.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Boyajian, Tabetha S. et al. (July 2013), "Stellar Diameters and Temperatures. III. Main-sequence A, F, G, and K Stars: Additional High-precision Measurements and Empirical Relations", The Astrophysical Journal 771 (1): 40, arXiv:1306.2974, Bibcode:2013ApJ...771...40B, doi:10.1088/0004-637X/771/1/40.
  4. ↑ Nidever, David L. et al. (August 2002), "Radial Velocities for 889 Late-Type Stars", The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series 141 (2): 503–522, arXiv:astro-ph/0112477, Bibcode:2002ApJS..141..503N, doi:10.1086/340570.