47 Cygni
| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS) | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Cygnus |
| Right ascension | 20h 33m 54.18702s[1] |
| Declination | +35° 15′ 03.0659″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 4.61[2] |
| Absolute magnitude (V) | −4.1 (−4 + −1.5)[2] |
| Distance | 929[2] ly (285 pc) |
| Spectral type | K6Ib + B3V[2] |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
47 Cygni (47 Cyg) is a double star in the constellation Cygnus. Its apparent magnitude is 4.66.
The two stars of 47 Cygni are separated by less than an arcsecond.[3] The supergiant primary is a slow irregular variable with an amplitude of about 0.1 magnitudes.[4] The secondary is a hot B class main sequence star, but still 2.5 magnitudes fainter than the primary.
References
- 1 2 Van Leeuwen, F. (2007). "Validation of the new Hipparcos reduction". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 474 (2): 653. Bibcode:2007A&A...474..653V. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357.
- 1 2 3 4 Ginestet, N.; Carquillat, J. M. (2002). "Spectral Classification of the Hot Components of a Large Sample of Stars with Composite Spectra, and Implication for the Absolute Magnitudes of the Cool Supergiant Components". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 143 (2): 513. Bibcode:2002ApJS..143..513G. doi:10.1086/342942.
- ↑ Mason, Brian D.; Wycoff, Gary L.; Hartkopf, William I.; Douglass, Geoffrey G.; Worley, Charles E. (2001). "The 2001 US Naval Observatory Double Star CD-ROM. I. The Washington Double Star Catalog". The Astronomical Journal. 122 (6): 3466. Bibcode:2001AJ....122.3466M. doi:10.1086/323920.
- ↑ Samus, N. N.; Durlevich, O. V.; et al. (2009). "VizieR Online Data Catalog: General Catalogue of Variable Stars (Samus+ 2007-2013)". VizieR On-line Data Catalog: B/gcvs. Originally published in: 2009yCat....102025S. 1. Bibcode:2009yCat....102025S.
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