61 Cancri (61 Cnc) is the Flamsteed designation for a visual binary[3] star system in the northern constellation Cancer. The pair have a combined apparent magnitude of 6.25, which means 61 Cancri is faintly visible to the naked eye. (According to the Bortle scale, it can be seen from rural or even dark suburban skies.) Based upon parallax measurements, the system is approximately 181 light years away from Earth.
| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Cancer |
| Right ascension | 08h 57m 58.66668s[1] |
| Declination | +30° 14′ 01.7715″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | +6.290[2] (7.0 + 7.0)[3] |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | F4V[4] |
| U−B color index | −0.04[5] |
| B−V color index | +0.42[5] |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | +10.1±0.3[2] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: +48.10[1] mas/yr Dec.: +27.48[1] mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 18.01 ± 0.52 mas[1] |
| Distance | 181 ± 5 ly (56 ± 2 pc) |
| Details | |
| 61 Cnc A | |
| Mass | 1.40[3] M☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 3.87[6] cgs |
| Temperature | 6,396[6] K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | −0.34[2] dex |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 5[7] km/s |
| Age | 2.5[2] Gyr |
| 61 Cnc B | |
| Mass | 1.40[3] M☉ |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
The two components appear to be roughly identical[9] with individual masses of about 1.4[3] times that of the Sun and apparent magnitudes of 7.0.[3] Their combined stellar classification is F4V,[4] matching that of an F-type main sequence star. They have an angular separation of 0.300″ along a position angle of 129.0° (as of 2014). The pair orbit each other with an estimated period of 40.657 years.[3] No significant level of chromospheric activity has been detected coming from either star.[9]
References
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- ^ a b Abt, Helmut A. (May 2008), "Visual Multiples. IX. MK Spectral Types", The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, 176 (1): 216–217, Bibcode:2008ApJS..176..216A, doi:10.1086/525529.
- ^ a b Mermilliod, J.-C. (1986), "Compilation of Eggen's UBV data, transformed to UBV (unpublished)", Catalogue of Eggen's UBV Data, Bibcode:1986EgUBV........0M.
- ^ a b David, Trevor J.; Hillenbrand, Lynne A. (May 2015), "The Ages of Early-type Stars: Strömgren Photometric Methods Calibrated, Validated, Tested, and Applied to Hosts and Prospective Hosts of Directly Imaged Exoplanets", The Astrophysical Journal, 804 (2): 38, arXiv:1501.03154, Bibcode:2015ApJ...804..146D, doi:10.1088/0004-637X/804/2/146, S2CID 33401607, 146.
- ^ Bernacca, P. L.; Perinotto, M. (1970), "A catalogue of stellar rotational velocities.", Contributi Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova in Asiago, 239: 1, Bibcode:1970CoAsi.239....1B.
- ^ "* 61 Cnc". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg.
- ^ a b Radick, Richard R.; Lockwood, G. W.; Skiff, B. A.; Baliunas, S. L. (September 1998), "Patterns of Variation among Sun-like Stars", The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, 118 (1): 239–258, Bibcode:1998ApJS..118..239R, doi:10.1086/313135.