55 Cygni

55 Cygni


Location of 55 Cyg (circled)

Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Cygnus
Right ascension 20h 48m 56.29119s[1]
Declination +46° 06′ 50.8824″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.86[2] (4.81 - 4.87[3])
Characteristics
Spectral type B2.5Ia[4] - B4Ia[5]
U−B color index −0.45[2]
B−V color index +0.42[2]
Variable type L[3] or α Cyg[6]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−7.2[7] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −2.65[1] mas/yr
Dec.: −2.84[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)1.40 ± 0.17[1] mas
Distance830[8] pc
Absolute magnitude (MV)−6.93[8] - −7.26[9]
Details[6]
Mass23[9] M☉
Radius54 - 65 R☉
Luminosity324,000 - 478,000 L☉
Surface gravity (log g)2.35 - 2.50 cgs
Temperature18,600 - 19,000 K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)61[9] km/s
Other designations
55 Cyg, V1661 Cyg, HR 7977, BD+45°3291, HD 198478, SAO 50099, HIP 102724, AAVSO 2045+45
Database references
SIMBADdata

55 Cygni (55 Cyg) is a blue supergiant star in the constellation Cygnus. It is thought to be a member of the Cygnus OB7 stellar association at about 2,700 light years.

Its apparent magnitude is 4.86, but this is slightly variable and the star is also called V1661 Cyg. When first analysed, it was classified as an irregular supergiant variable,[10] but subsequent studies have treated it as an Alpha Cygni variable. It shows pulsations with multiple periods from a few hours to 22 days, and both p- and g-modes.[6] The spectrum also shows variation, leading to different classifications being given for the star.[11]

The exact properties of 55 Cygni are not known precisely and are also variable. It is a hot luminous supergiant several hundred thousand times as luminous as the sun. This star was originally a standard for the B3 Ia spectral type.[12]

The type of pulsations that 55 Cyg exhibits suggest that it was previously a red supergiant that has shed its outer layers. The most massive red supergiants are expected to pass through a blue supergiant phase before becoming a Wolf-Rayet star and eventually exploding as a type Ib or Ic supernova.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Van Leeuwen, F. (2007). "Validation of the new Hipparcos reduction". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 474 (2): 653. arXiv:0708.1752Freely accessible. Bibcode:2007A&A...474..653V. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357.
  2. 1 2 3 Ducati, J. R. (2002). "VizieR Online Data Catalog: Catalogue of Stellar Photometry in Johnson's 11-color system". CDS/ADC Collection of Electronic Catalogues. 2237. Bibcode:2002yCat.2237....0D.
  3. 1 2 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.
  4. ↑ Prinja, R. K.; Massa, D. L. (2010). "Signature of wide-spread clumping in B supergiant winds". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 521: L55. arXiv:1007.2744Freely accessible. Bibcode:2010A&A...521L..55P. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201015252.
  5. ↑ Zorec, J.; Cidale, L.; Arias, M. L.; Frémat, Y.; Muratore, M. F.; Torres, A. F.; Martayan, C. (2009). "Fundamental parameters of B supergiants from the BCD system. I. Calibration of the (λ_1, D) parameters into Teff". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 501: 297. arXiv:0903.5134Freely accessible. Bibcode:2009A&A...501..297Z. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/200811147.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Kraus, M.; Haucke, M.; Cidale, L. S.; Venero, R. O. J.; Nickeler, D. H.; Németh, P.; Niemczura, E.; Tomić, S.; Aret, A.; Kubát, J.; Kubátová, B.; Oksala, M. E.; Curé, M.; Kamiński, K.; Dimitrov, W.; Fagas, M.; Polińska, M. (2015). "Interplay between pulsations and mass loss in the blue supergiant 55 Cygnus = HD 198 478". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 581: A75. arXiv:1507.01846Freely accessible. Bibcode:2015A&A...581A..75K. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201425383.
  7. ↑ Wilson, Ralph Elmer (1953). "General catalogue of stellar radial velocities". Washington. Bibcode:1953GCRV..C......0W.
  8. 1 2 Markova, N.; Puls, J. (2008). "Bright OB stars in the Galaxy. IV. Stellar and wind parameters of early to late B supergiants". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 478 (3): 823. arXiv:0711.1110Freely accessible. Bibcode:2008A&A...478..823M. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20077919.
  9. 1 2 3 Searle, S. C.; Prinja, R. K.; Massa, D.; Ryans, R. (2008). "Quantitative studies of the optical and UV spectra of Galactic early B supergiants. I. Fundamental parameters". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 481 (3): 777. arXiv:0801.4289Freely accessible. Bibcode:2008A&A...481..777S. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20077125.
  10. ↑ Lefèvre, L.; Marchenko, S. V.; Moffat, A. F. J.; Acker, A. (2009). "A systematic study of variability among OB-stars based on HIPPARCOS photometry". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 507 (2): 1141. Bibcode:2009A&A...507.1141L. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/200912304.
  11. ↑ Maharramov, Y. M. (2013). "Spectral variability of the STAR 55 Cyg B3 Ia". Astronomy Reports. 57 (4): 303. Bibcode:2013ARep...57..303M. doi:10.1134/S1063772913030037.
  12. ↑ Morgan, W. W.; Roman, Nancy G. (1950). "Revised Standards for Supergiants on the System of the Yerkes Spectral Atlas". Astrophysical Journal. 112: 362. Bibcode:1950ApJ...112..362M. doi:10.1086/145351.
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