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Tau Cancri

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Also known as HD 78235, HIC 44818, HIP 44818, HR 3621, τ Cnc, τ Cancri, 72 Cnc, 72 Cancri

star in the constellation Cancer

Astronomical data · SIMBAD

Object type
*
Spectral type
G8III
Distance
271 light-years
Redshift
z = -0.000046491082878352685
Coordinates
RA 137.0002° · Dec 29.6542°
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Wikidata facts

Constellation
Cancer
Distance from Earth
83.094
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catalog code
UBV M 15091
spectral class
G5
apparent magnitude
5.189889
effective temperature
5070
parallax
12.0346
surface gravity
2000
radial velocity
-13.938
epoch
J2000.0
metallicity
-0.03
stellar rotational velocity
1.95
absolute magnitude
0.81
right ascension component of proper motion
-32.199
declination component of proper motion
2.64
right ascension
137.00020890672
declination
29.6542321328
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