Mu2 Cancri

For other uses, see Mu Cancri.
μ Cancri
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Cancer
Right ascension 08h07m45.8s
Declination +21°34′54″
Apparent magnitude (V) +5.30
Distance76.1 ± 1.7 ly
(23.3 ± 0.5 pc)
Spectral typeG1IVb
Other designations
10 Cancri, HR 3176, HD 67228, BD+22°1862, FK5 2630, HIP 39780, SAO 79959, GC 11021

Mu2 Cancri is a star in the constellation Cancer.

μ2 Cancri is a yellow G-type subgiant with an apparent magnitude of +5.30. It is approximately 76.1 light years from Earth. This star has 1.18 times the mass of the Sun.[1]

References

  1. Shaya, Ed J.; Olling, Rob P. (January 2011), "Very Wide Binaries and Other Comoving Stellar Companions: A Bayesian Analysis of the Hipparcos Catalogue", The Astrophysical Journal Supplement 192 (1): 2, arXiv:1007.0425, Bibcode:2011ApJS..192....2S, doi:10.1088/0067-0049/192/1/2


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