Mu1 Cancri

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For other stars with this Bayer designation, see μ Cancri.
Mu1 Cancri

A visual band light curve for BL Cancri, plotted from data presented by Tabur et al. (2009)[1]
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Cancer[2]
Right ascension 08h 06m 18.396s[3]
Declination +22° 38′ 07.76″[3]
Apparent magnitude (V) +5.99[4] (5.87–6.07)[5]
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage Asymptotic giant branch[6]
Spectral type M3 III[7]
B−V color index +1.66[4]
Variable type Lb[7]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+29.61±0.57[8] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −5.831 mas/yr[3]
Dec.: −9.488 mas/yr[3]
Parallax (π)5.4293±0.1351 mas[3]
Distance600 ± 10 ly
(184 ± 5 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−0.79[2]
Details
Radius56.5+4.8
−5.2[9] R☉
Luminosity565±21[9] L☉
Surface gravity (log g)0.441[10] cgs
Temperature3,744+186
−150[9] K
Other designations
μ1 Cnc, 9 Cancri, BL Cancri, BD+23°1887, HD 66875, HIP 39659, HR 3169, SAO 79940[11]
Database references
SIMBADdata

Mu1 Cancri, Latinised from μ1 Cancri, is a variable star in the zodiac constellation of Cancer. Its name is a Bayer designation that is Latinized from μ1 Cancri, and abbreviated Mu1 Cnc or μ1 Cnc. The "1" in the name is because (from Earth) it appears to be close to 10 Cancri, or Mu2 Cancri. It is also known by the variable star designation BL Cancri, or BL Cnc. This star is dimly visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude that ranges from 5.87 down to 6.07.[5] The position of the star near the ecliptic means it is subject to lunar occultations.[12]

Parallax measurements put this star at about 600 light-years (184 parsecs) from the Sun.[3] At that distance, the visual magnitude is diminished by an extinction factor of 0.28 due to interstellar dust.[13] It is drifting further away with a line of sight velocity of +30 km/s.[8]

The star Mu1 Cancri is an evolved red giant currently on the asymptotic giant branch[6] with a stellar classification of M3 III.[7] The lack of technetium-99 in the spectrum indicates it has not yet gone through third dredge-up.[14] The star has expanded to 57 times the radius of the Sun and it is radiating 565 times the Sun's luminosity from its enlarged photosphere at an effective temperature of 3,774 K.[9]

In 1967, Olin J. Eggen announced his discovery that Mu1 Cancri is a variable star.[15] It was given its variable star designation in 1972.[16] It is a slow irregular variable[7] with thermal pulsation periods of 22.6, 37.8 and 203.7 days.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  2. ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). XHIP record for this object at VizieR.
  3. ^ a b c d e Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). Gaia DR3 record for this source at VizieR.
  4. ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  5. ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  6. ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  7. ^ a b c d Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  8. ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  9. ^ a b c d Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). Gaia DR2 record for this source at VizieR.
  10. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  11. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  12. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  13. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  14. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). See CncBL in Table 2.
  15. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  16. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
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