Acubens
Star acubens (α cancri) |
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Observation dates equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Constellation | cancer | ||||||||||||||||||||
Right ascension | 08 h 58 m 29.21 s | ||||||||||||||||||||
declination | + 11 ° 51 ′ 27.5 ″ | ||||||||||||||||||||
Apparent brightness | 4.25 likes | ||||||||||||||||||||
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B − V color index | (0.14) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Spectral class | A3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Astrometry | |||||||||||||||||||||
Radial velocity | (−12.1 ± 0.8) km / s | ||||||||||||||||||||
parallax | (19.87 ± 0.41) mas | ||||||||||||||||||||
distance | (164 ± 4) ly (50) pc |
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Proper movement | |||||||||||||||||||||
Rec. Share: | (36.11 ± 0.65) mas / a | ||||||||||||||||||||
Dec. portion: | (−24.67 ± 0.55) mas / a | ||||||||||||||||||||
Physical Properties | |||||||||||||||||||||
Other names and catalog entries |
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Acubens (also written Akubens ) is the proper name of the star α (alpha) Cancri in the constellation Cancer .
Acubens belongs to the spectral class A3 and has an apparent brightness of +4.3 m , making it the fourth brightest star in the constellation Cancer. It is about 160 light-years from the sun away.
As a star near the ecliptic, Acubens can be covered by the moon and planets .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f alf Cnc. In: SIMBAD . Center de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg , accessed September 14, 2018 .
- ^ Constellation Cancer (Latin Cancer). Retrieved August 22, 2017 .
- ↑ Heidi P. says: Constellations for beginners and advanced learners: Cancer. In: Clear Sky blog. March 22, 2011. Retrieved August 22, 2017 .