Al Tarf
E572592
Al Tarf is a bright giant star in the constellation Cancer, designated as Beta Cancri and visible to the naked eye.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| al-tarf | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bright giant star
ⓘ
star ⓘ |
| belongsToPopulation | Galactic thin disk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAge | on the order of a few billion years ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
4 Cnc
ⓘ
Beta Cnc NERFINISHED ⓘ β Cnc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasApparentMagnitude | approximately 3.5 ⓘ |
| hasArabicNameMeaning | the End ⓘ |
| hasBayerDesignation | β Cancri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBDDesignation | BD+09 1905 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasColorIndexBMinusV | about +1.48 ⓘ |
| hasColorIndexUMinusB | about +1.80 ⓘ |
| hasConstellationAbbreviation | Cnc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDeclination | approximately +09° 11′ ⓘ |
| hasDesignation | Beta Cancri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDistanceFromEarth |
about 290 light-years
ⓘ
about 90 parsecs ⓘ |
| hasEffectiveTemperature | about 4000 K ⓘ |
| hasEquinox | J2000.0 ⓘ |
| hasEvolutionaryStage | red giant branch ⓘ |
| hasFlamsteedDesignation | 4 Cancri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGalacticLatitude | about +22° ⓘ |
| hasGalacticLongitude | about 216° ⓘ |
| hasHDDesignation | HD 69267 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHIPDesignation | HIP 40526 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHRDesignation | HR 3249 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLuminosity | about 660 times solar luminosity ⓘ |
| hasMass | about 1.7 solar masses ⓘ |
| hasMetallicity | slightly above solar ⓘ |
| hasParallax | about 6.3 milliarcseconds ⓘ |
| hasProperMotionDec | about −11 mas/yr ⓘ |
| hasProperMotionRA | about −23 mas/yr ⓘ |
| hasRadialVelocity | about +22 km/s ⓘ |
| hasRadius | about 47 solar radii ⓘ |
| hasRightAscension | approximately 08h 16m ⓘ |
| hasSpectralClass | K-type giant ⓘ |
| hasSpectralType | K4III ⓘ |
| hasSurfaceGravityLogG | about 1.5 ⓘ |
| hasVariableStatus | not known to be variable ⓘ |
| isDominantColor | orange ⓘ |
| isOneOfBrightestStarsInConstellation | Cancer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInConstellation | Cancer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInGalaxy | Milky Way NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbits | Milky Way center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| visibleTo | naked eye ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
al-tarf