47 Cygni is a triple star[4][14] system in the northern constellation of Cygnus, and is located around 4,000 light years from the Earth. It is visible to the naked eye with a combined apparent visual magnitude of 4.61.[3] The system is moving closer to the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of −4.6 km/s.[7]
| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Cygnus |
| Right ascension | 20h 33m 54.18821s[2] |
| Declination | +35° 15′ 03.02810″[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 4.61[3] (4.84 + 7.30)[4] |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | K6: Ib + B2.5:[3] |
| B−V color index | 1.593±0.023[5] |
| Variable type | Lc[6] |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | −4.6±0.3[7] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: −3.746[2] mas/yr Dec.: −3.408[2] mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 0.7605 ± 0.2285 mas[2] |
| Distance | approx. 4,000 ly (approx. 1,300 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | −4.1 (−4 + −1.5)[3] |
| Orbit[8] | |
| Period (P) | 1117±11 d |
| Eccentricity (e) | 0.00 (assumed) |
| Periastron epoch (T) | 2,447,088±10 JD |
| Semi-amplitude (K1) (primary) | 2.0±0.1 km/s |
| Details | |
| 47 Cyg Aa | |
| Mass | 12.1±0.2[9] M☉ |
| Radius | 575[10] R☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 1.23[11] cgs |
| Temperature | 4,217[11] K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.13[11] dex |
| Age | 17.6±0.6[9] Myr |
| 47 Cyg Ab | |
| Mass | 0.57[12] M☉ |
| 47 Cyg B | |
| Mass | 10.96[12] M☉ |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
The dual nature of this system was recognized by Annie Cannon in 1912, and she assigned the pair separate Henry Draper Catalogue identifiers.[8] They orbit each other with a period of around 143.69 yr.[12] The primary component is itself a spectroscopic binary in a near circular orbit with a period of around 3.06 yr. The a sin i value for the primary is 30.8 ± 1.6 Gm (0.206 ± 0.011 AU), where a is the semimajor axis and i is the orbital inclination. It has been repeatedly resolved by speckle interferometery since 1973. Radio emission was detected from this system in 1985/86.[8]
The supergiant primary is a slow irregular variable with an amplitude of about 0.1 magnitudes.[6] Its close companion has 57% of the mass of the Sun.[12] The secondary is a hot B-type main-sequence star, but still 2.5 magnitudes fainter than the primary.[4]
References edit
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