 A visual band light curve for BL Cancri, plotted from data presented by Tabur et al. (2009) | |
| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS) | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Cancer |
| Right ascension | 08 06 18.39542 |
| Declination | +22° 38′ 07.7587″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | +5.99 (5.87–6.07) |
| Characteristics | |
| Evolutionary stage | Asymptotic giant branch |
| Spectral type | M3 III |
| B−V color index | +1.66 |
| Variable type | Lb |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | +29.61±0.57 km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: −5.716 mas/yr Dec.: −9.696 mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 5.2029 ± 0.1702 mas |
| Distance | 630 ± 20 ly (192 ± 6 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | −0.79 |
| Details | |
| Radius | 56.5+4.8 −5.2 R☉ |
| Luminosity | 565±21 L☉ |
| Temperature | 3,744+186 −150 K |
| Other designations | |
| μ Cnc, 9 Cancri, BL Cancri, BD+23°1887, HD 66875, HIP 39659, HR 3169, SAO 79940 | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
Mu Cancri, Latinised from μ Cancri, is a variable star in the zodiac constellation of Cancer. The name Mu comes from the Bayer naming system: the "1" in the name is because (from Earth) it appears to be close to 10 Cancri, or Mu Cancri. It is also known by the variable star designation BL Cancri. The star is dimly visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude that ranges from 5.87 down to 6.07. Parallax measurements put it about 630 light-years (192 parsecs) from the Sun. At that distance, the visual magnitude is diminished by an extinction factor of 0.28. The position of the star near the ecliptic means it is subject to lunar occultations.
The star Mu Cancri is an evolved red giant currently on the asymptotic giant branch with a stellar classification of M3 III. The lack of technetium-99 in the spectrum indicates it has not yet gone through third dredge-up. It is a slow irregular variable with thermal pulsation periods of 22.6, 37.8 and 203.7 days. The star has expanded to 57 times the radius of the Sun and it is radiating 565 times the Sun's luminosity from its enlarged photosphere at an effective temperature of 3,774 K.
References
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- Schneider, Glenn; Anderson, Chris (April 1993), "Rosemary Hill Observatory Lunar Occultation Summary for 1983-1984", Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 105: 367, Bibcode:1993PASP..105..367S, doi:10.1086/133163, S2CID 123581239.
- Lebzelter, T.; Hron, J. (December 2003), "Technetium and the third dredge up in AGB stars. I. Field stars", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 411 (3): 533–542, arXiv:astro-ph/0310018, Bibcode:2003A&A...411..533L, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20031458, S2CID 18879265. See CncBL in Table 2.
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