Mu2 Cancri
Mu2 Cancri is a solitary,[10] yellow-hued star in the zodiac constellation of Cancer. It is visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of +5.30.[2] Based upon an annual parallax shift of 42.94 mas as seen from Earth,[1] this star is located around 76.0 light years from the Sun. Mu2 Cancri will make its closest approach in about 600,000 years when it passes at a distance of 4.9 pc (16 ly).[11]
Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS) | |
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Constellation | Cancer |
Right ascension | 08h 07m 45.85574s[1] |
Declination | +21° 34′ 54.5441″[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | +5.30[2] |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | G2 IV[3] |
U−B color index | +0.21[2] |
B−V color index | +0.63[2] |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | −36.0±0.1[4] km/s |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: +23.00[1] mas/yr Dec.: −66.42[1] mas/yr |
Parallax (π) | 42.94 ± 0.30[1] mas |
Distance | 76.0 ± 0.5 ly (23.3 ± 0.2 pc) |
Absolute magnitude (MV) | +3.46[5] |
Details | |
Mass | 1.192+0.017 −0.016[6] M☉ |
Radius | 1.82[7] R☉ |
Luminosity | 3.45[8] L☉ |
Surface gravity (log g) | 3.97±0.02[6] cgs |
Temperature | 5,809±59[6] K |
Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.11[6] dex |
Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 3.7±0.3[5] km/s |
Age | 5.64+0.35 −0.14[6] Gyr |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
At the estimated age of 5.6 billion years, it is an evolving G-type subgiant star with a stellar classification of G2 IV.[3] It has 1.2[6] times the mass of the Sun and 1.8[7] times the Sun's radius. Mu2 Cancri has relatively high metallicity − what astronomers term the abundance of elements other than hydrogen and helium − having a 29% higher abundance compared to the Sun.[6] It is radiating 3.45[8] times the Sun's luminosity at an effective temperature of 5,809 K.[6]
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