57_Cancri

57 Cancri

57 Cancri

Star in the constellation Cancer

57 Cancri is a double star in the zodiac constellation of Cancer, located around 460 light years away from the Sun.[1] They are visible to the naked eye as a faint star with a combined apparent visual magnitude of +5.40.[2] The brighter member, designated component A. is a yellow-hued giant star with a stellar classification of G7 III[4] and an apparent magnitude of +6.09.[3] Its companion, component B, is an orange-hued giant with a class of K0 III[4] and an apparent magnitude of +6.37.[3] As of 2017, the pair had an angular separation of 1.50″ along a position angle of 310°.[3]

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

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    Mason, B. D.; et al. (2014), "The Washington Visual Double Star Catalog", The Astronomical Journal, 122 (6): 3466, Bibcode:2001AJ....122.3466M, doi:10.1086/323920
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