39 Cygni
Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 | |
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Constellation | Cygnus |
Right ascension | 20h 23m 51.6206s |
Declination | +32° 11' 24.619" |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 4.436 |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | K3III |
U−B color index | +1.50 |
B−V color index | +1.33 |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | -14.6 km/s |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: 35.71 mas/yr Dec.: -5.81 mas/yr |
Parallax (π) | 12.77 ± 0.62 mas |
Distance | 260 ± 10 ly (78 ± 4 pc) |
Other designations | |
39 Cygni (39 Cyg) is a star in the constellation Cygnus, approximately 260 light years away from Earth. It is an orange star of the spectral type K3III, meaning it has a surface temperature of 3,500 to 5,000 kelvins. It is cooler, but much larger and brighter, than the Sun.[1]
References
- 1 2 "Simbad Query Result". Simbad. Retrieved October 15, 2007.
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