Phi2 Cancri

Phi2 Cancri
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Cancer
φ2 Cnc A
Right ascension 08h 26m 47.07096s
Declination +26° 56 07.7588
Apparent magnitude (V) 6.26
φ2 Cnc B
Right ascension 08h 26m 46.83329s
Declination +26° 56 03.6655
Apparent magnitude (V) 6.31
Characteristics
φ2 Cnc A
Spectral type A6V
φ2 Cnc B
Spectral type A3V
Astrometry
φ2 Cnc A
Proper motion (μ) RA: −7.487 mas/yr
Dec.: +1.202 mas/yr
Parallax (π)9.4528±0.0351 mas
Distance345 ± 1 ly
(105.8 ± 0.4 pc)
φ2 Cnc B
Proper motion (μ) RA: −10.112 mas/yr
Dec.: +0.110 mas/yr
Parallax (π)9.3703 ± 0.0306 mas
Distance348 ± 1 ly
(106.7 ± 0.3 pc)
Details
φ2 Cnc A
Mass1.8±0.3 M
Radius3.19±0.10 R
Luminosity32±1 L
Surface gravity (log g)3.69±0.08 cgs
Temperature7,674±133 K
φ2 Cnc B
Mass2.0±0.3 M
Radius2.775±0.091 R
Surface gravity (log g)3.85±0.07 cgs
Temperature8,147±121 K
Other designations
φ2 Cnc, 23 Cancri, BD+27°1612, FK5 2633, HIP 41404
φ2 Cnc A: HD 71151, HR 3311, SAO 80188
φ2 Cnc B: HD 71150, HR 3310, SAO 80187
Database references
SIMBADφ2 Cnc A
φ2 Cnc B

Phi2 Cancri2 Cancri) is a binary star in the constellation Cancer. With a combined apparent magnitude of 5.54, this system is faintly visible to the naked eye under ideal conditions. Parallax measurements give a distance of 345–348 light-years to this system.

Both components are separated by 5.126 arcseconds on the sky. φ2 Cancri A, of apparent magnitude 6.26, has a spectral type A6V, making it an A-type main sequence star. It has around 1.8 times the Sun's mass, 3.19 times the Sun's radius, and 32 times the Sun's luminosity. φ2 Cancri B, of apparent magnitude 6.31, is also an A-type main sequence star, of spectral type A3V. It has two times the Sun's mass, 2.8 times the radius, and a hotter surface temperature than φ2 Cancri A: 8,140 K versus 7,670 K.