In 2001, the overtone pulsation period of this star was shown to change at the rate of −7.3×10−8 y−1.[11] In addition, possible sudden jumps in the period have been observed, a property it has in common with VZ Cancri.[12] With an estimated mass 1.8 times that of the Sun and an age of a billion years, it is an evolved star that has left the main sequence and is generating energy on a hydrogen-burning shell surrounding a helium core. The metallicity suggests it is a population I Delta Scuti variable. Currently it is crossing the Hertzsprung gap.[4]
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