46_Cancri

46 Cancri

46 Cancri

Star in the constellation Cancer

46 Cancri is a star in the zodiac constellation of Cancer, located around 680 light years away from the Sun. It is a dim, yellow-hued star, near the lower limits of visibility to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 6.12.[2] The star is moving closer to the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of –13.1 km/s.[2] It has a stellar classification of G5 III,[3] matching an aging giant star that has consumed the hydrogen at its core and evolved away from the main sequence.

Quick Facts Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0, Constellation ...

46 Cancri is 740 million years old with 2.65[2] times the mass of the Sun. It has expanded to about 11[5] times the Sun's radius and is radiating 125.9[2] times the Sun's luminosity from its enlarged photosphere at an effective temperature of 4,966 K.[2]

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