14 Cancri

14 Cancri is a yellow giant star located in the constellation Cancer. It is approximately 290 light-years from Earth. It is also classified as a G0 III star, indicating it is a giant star slightly cooler than the Sun.

14 Cancri is more massive and luminous than the Sun. Its mass is estimated to be around 3 times that of the Sun, and its luminosity is about 63 times greater. The star has exhausted the hydrogen fuel in its core and has begun to fuse helium into heavier elements. This process causes the star to expand and cool, hence its classification as a giant.

The star is not known to have any planets orbiting it. It is also not a member of any known star clusters or associations. Its apparent magnitude is approximately 6.6, making it barely visible to the naked eye under ideal observing conditions.

14 Cancri, like other giant stars, will eventually shed its outer layers to form a planetary nebula, leaving behind a white dwarf remnant. The duration of its giant phase is relatively short compared to its main sequence lifetime. The study of stars like 14 Cancri helps astronomers understand the evolutionary paths of stars and the processes that occur as they age and die.