27 Cancri
| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 | |
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| Constellation | Cancer |
| Right ascension | 08h26m43.9s |
| Declination | +12°39′16″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | +5.56 |
| Distance | 1050 ± 370 ly (320 ± 110 pc) |
| Spectral type | M3III |
| Other designations | |
27 Cancri is a star in the constellation Cancer.
27 Cancri is a M-type red giant with a mean apparent magnitude of +5.56. It is approximately 1050 light years from Earth. It is classified as a semiregular variable star and its brightness varies from magnitude +5.41 to +5.75 with a period of 40 days.
It has been analysed as a member of the Arcturus stream, a group of stars with high proper motion and metal-poor properties thought to be the remnants of a small galaxy consumed by the Milky Way.[1]
References
- ↑ Eggen, Olin (1971). "The Arcturus Group". Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific 83 (493): 271–85. Bibcode:1971PASP...83..271E. doi:10.1086/129120.
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