Chi Cancri

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Chi Cancri
Observation data
J2000.0
Constellation Cancer
Right ascension 08h 20m 03.86070s[1]
Declination +27° 13′ 03.7464″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.14[2]
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage main sequence
Spectral type F6V[3]
U−B color index –0.06[2]
B−V color index +0.47[2]
Distance
59.4 ± 0.2 ly
(18.23 ± 0.06 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)3.85[5]
Details
Gyr
HR 3262, SAO 80104[6]
Database references
SIMBADdata

Chi Cancri,

light years from the Sun, based on parallax, and is drifting further away with a radial velocity of +33 km/s.[4] It is estimated to have made its closest approach some 274,000 years ago when it came to within 42 light-years.[8]

The visible component of this system is an

circumstellar disk of dusty debris is orbiting the star.[9]

References

  1. ^
    doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051. Gaia DR2 record for this source at VizieR
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  2. ^
    Bibcode:1966CoLPL...4...99J
    .
  3. ^
    S2CID 14911430
    .
  4. ^
    S2CID 51814894
    .
  5. ^
    S2CID 56332289
    , A67.
  6. ^ "chi Cnc". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2019-10-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  7. S2CID 14878976
    .
  8. S2CID 119257644
    .
  9. S2CID 55234482
    , A72.
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