HIP 40526
E579971
HIP 40526 is the Hipparcos catalog designation for Altarf, a prominent star in the constellation Cancer.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hipparcos catalog object
ⓘ
star ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Altarf
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Beta Cancri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| apparentMagnitudeV | 3.52 ⓘ |
| bayerDesignation | β Cancri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bdDesignation | +09 1907 ⓘ |
| belongsToCatalog |
Bright Star Catalogue
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Henry Draper Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ Hipparcos NERFINISHED ⓘ SAO Catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogDesignation | HIP 40526 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorIndexBminusV | about +1.44 ⓘ |
| constellation | Cancer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declination | +09° 11′ (approx) ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth |
about 320 light-years
ⓘ
about 98 parsecs ⓘ |
| effectiveTemperature | about 4000 K ⓘ |
| equatorialCoordinateSystem | J2000 ⓘ |
| evolutionaryStage | red giant branch ⓘ |
| flamsteedDesignation | 4 Cancri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| galacticLatitude | about +32° ⓘ |
| galacticLongitude | about 214° ⓘ |
| galacticPopulation | thin disk ⓘ |
| hasPlanetaryCompanion | yes ⓘ |
| hdDesignation | HD 69267 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hemisphereVisibility |
northern hemisphere
ⓘ
southern hemisphere ⓘ |
| hrDesignation | HR 3249 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| luminosity | about 660 times solar luminosity ⓘ |
| luminosityClass | giant star ⓘ |
| mass | about 1.7 solar masses ⓘ |
| metallicityFeH | near solar ⓘ |
| notableFor | brightest star in Cancer ⓘ |
| opticalType | orange giant ⓘ |
| parallax | about 10.2 milliarcseconds ⓘ |
| planetarySystemDiscoveryMethod | radial velocity ⓘ |
| planetarySystemDiscoveryYear | 2014 ⓘ |
| properMotionDec | about −13 mas/yr ⓘ |
| properMotionRA | about −46 mas/yr ⓘ |
| radialVelocity | about +22 km/s ⓘ |
| radius | about 50 solar radii ⓘ |
| rightAscension | 08h 16m 30s (approx) ⓘ |
| saoDesignation | SAO 98055 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spectralClass | K-type ⓘ |
| spectralType | K4III ⓘ |
| variableStar | no ⓘ |
| visibleToNakedEye | yes ⓘ |
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