AZ Cancri

AZ Cancri

Image of AZ Cancri from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey; it is the red star close to the centre.
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Cancer
Right ascension 08h 40m 29.679s
Declination +18° 24 08.73
Apparent magnitude (V) 17.59
Characteristics
Spectral type M6.5eV
B−V color index 1.6
V−R color index 1.0
R−I color index 3.2
Variable type UV
Astrometry
Proper motion (μ) RA: −809.817 mas/yr
Dec.: −448.969 mas/yr
Parallax (π)73.8573±0.0671 mas
Distance44.16 ± 0.04 ly
(13.54 ± 0.01 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)16.85
Details
Mass0.10 M
Radius0.13 R
Luminosity0.015 L
Surface gravity (log g)5.24 cgs
Temperature2,825 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]+0.27 dex
Age100 Myr
Other designations
AZ Cnc, GJ 316.1, LHS 2034, NLTT 20016
Database references
SIMBADdata

AZ Cancri (AZ Cnc) is a M-type flare star in the constellation Cancer. It has an apparent visual magnitude of approximately 17.59.