31 Cygni

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31 Cygni, also known as ο1 Cygni, Omicron1 Cygni, ο2 Cygni or V695 Cygni, is a ternary star system about 750 light years away in the constellation Cygnus.

31 Cygni
Location of 31 Cygni (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Cygnus
31 Cygni A
Right ascension 20h 13m 37.908s[1]
Declination +46° 44′ 28.76″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 3.73 - 3.89[2]
HD 192579
Right ascension 20h 13m 39.199s[3]
Declination +46° 42′ 42.70″[3]
Apparent magnitude (V) 6.99[4]
Characteristics
31 Cygni A
Spectral type K3Ib + B2IV-V[5]
Variable type Algol[2]
HD 192579
Evolutionary stage main sequence[4][3]
Spectral type B5V[4]
Astrometry
31 Cygni A
Radial velocity (Rv)−7.41±0.08[6] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: 1.744[1] mas/yr
Dec.: 3.390[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)2.9167 ± 0.1327 mas[1]
Distance1,120 ± 50 ly
(340 ± 20 pc)
HD 192579
Proper motion (μ) RA: 3.906[3] mas/yr
Dec.: 1.978[3] mas/yr
Parallax (π)2.9160 ± 0.0336 mas[3]
Distance1,120 ± 10 ly
(343 ± 4 pc)
Orbit[7]
Primary31 Cygni Aa
Companion31 Cygni Ab
Period (P)3,784.3 d
Eccentricity (e)0.2084±0.0031
Periastron epoch (T)2,452,345±9
Argument of periastron (ω)
(secondary)
204.5±1.0°
Semi-amplitude (K1)
(primary)
13.94±0.04 km/s
Semi-amplitude (K2)
(secondary)
18.0[8] km/s
Details
K supergiant
Mass6.73[8] M
Radius127[9] R
Luminosity2,512 - 2,559[9] L
Temperature4,043±170[9] K
B dwarf
Mass5.22[8] M
Radius5.2±0.5[10] R
Temperature16,500+1,000
−2,000
[11] K
Age39.8[12] Myr
HD 192579
Mass4.1[3] M
Radius3.3[3] R
Luminosity373[3] L
Surface gravity (log g)4.04[3] cgs
Temperature13,949[3] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]+0.68[3] dex
Other designations
ο1 Cyg, ο2 Cyg,[13] 31 Cyg, ADS 13554, WDS J20136+4644
31 Cygni A (HD 192577): V695 Cyg, HD 192577, BD+46°2882, HIP 99675, HR 7735, SAO 49337
HD 192579: HD 192579, BD+46°2883, HIP 99676, SAO 49338
Database references
SIMBADdata
HD 192579
31 Cygni is the close pair, with 30 Cygni towards top left. (north is to the left)

The Bayer designation ο (omicron) has been variously applied to two or three of the stars 30, 31, and 32 Cygni. 31 Cygni has been designated, variously, as ο1 or ο2 Cygni — therefore for clarity, it is preferred to use the Flamsteed designation 31 Cygni.[13]

31 Cygni consists of a visible pair of stars 109 apart as of 2016, and the brighter of the two is also a spectroscopic binary. 31 Cygni A is also designated HD 192577 and HR 7735, while its 7th-magnitude visual companion is designated HD 192579. Some multiple star catalogues designate a 13th-magnitude star 36″ from 31 Cygni A as 31 Cygni B, and HD 192579 as 31 Cygni C.[14] The 13th-magnitude star is likely to be an unrelated background object.[15]

The spectroscopic pair are an orange supergiant of spectral type K3Ib and a blue-white star likely to be evolving off the main sequence with a spectral type of B2IV-V. The visible companion is a 7th-magnitude B5 main sequence star.[4][3]

An ultraviolet band light curve for the 1982 eclipse of V695 Cygni, adapted from Stencel et al. (1984)[16]

31 Cygni A is an Algol-type eclipsing binary and ranges between magnitudes 3.73 and 3.89 over a period of ten years.[7] The eclipsing system has been studied in attempts to determine an accurate direct mass for a red supergiant. The value 6.73 M is believed to be accurate to about 2%, but there are some discrepancies in the orbital fit.[8]

30 Cygni is another naked eye star a tenth of a degree away, forming a bright triple.

32 Cygni is about a degree away to the north, also a detached eclipsing binary system. It comprises a large cool evolved star and a small hot main sequence or subgiant companion.

References

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