| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Cygnus |
| Right ascension | 20h 47m 24.53766s [1] |
| Declination | 36° 29′ 26.5737″ [1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 4.54 [2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | B5Ve [3] |
| U−B color index | -0.50 [2] |
| B−V color index | -0.11 [2] |
| Variable type | Be star [4] |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | -23.20 [5] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) |
RA: +14.71
[1]
mas/
yr Dec.: -8.96 [1] mas/ yr |
| Parallax (π) | 4.24 ± 0.43 mas [1] |
| Distance | approx. 770
ly (approx. 240 pc) |
| Details | |
| λ Cyg Aa | |
| Mass | 6.40 [6] M☉ |
| Radius | 3.56 [7] R☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 3.195 [8] cgs |
| Temperature | 13,925 [8] K |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 133 [8] km/s |
| λ Cyg Ab | |
| Mass | 6.40 [6] M☉ |
| λ Cyg B | |
| Mass | 5.12 [6] M☉ |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
Lambda Cygni (λ Cyg) is a class B5V (blue main-sequence) star in the constellation Cygnus. Its apparent magnitude is 4.54 [2] and it is approximately 770 light years away based on parallax. [1]
Lambda Cygni is a multiple star, with components A, B, and C observed in the 19th century; the main component, A, is a spectroscopic binary itself with two components Aa and Ab reported at magnitudes 5.4 and 5.8 orbiting with a period of 12 years. [9] Component B has type B7V, magnitude 6.26, and separation 0.77" (about 180 AU based on parallax). [9] [10] Component C has reported type K2III-IV, apparent magnitude 9.65, and separation about 85". [11] Recent observations indicate the presence of additional smaller companions D (about 50" from A), E (about 8" from C), and F (about 40" from C) all around apparent magnitude 14. [11]
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- ^ Eggleton, P. P.; Tokovinin, A. A. (September 2008), "A catalogue of multiplicity among bright stellar systems", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 389 (2): 869–879, arXiv: 0806.2878, Bibcode: 2008MNRAS.389..869E, doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.13596.x, S2CID 14878976 Vizier catalog entry
- ^ a b Mason, Brian D.; et al. (December 2001), "The 2001 US Naval Observatory Double Star CD-ROM. I. The Washington Double Star Catalog", The Astronomical Journal, 122 (6): 3466–3471, Bibcode: 2001AJ....122.3466M, doi: 10.1086/323920 Vizier catalog entry