8 Cygni
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| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 |
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|---|---|
| Constellation (pronunciation) |
Cygnus |
| Right ascension | 19h 31m 46.3218s |
| Declination | +34° 27' 10.686" |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 4.72 |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | B3IV |
| U-B color index | -0.66 |
| B-V color index | -0.13 |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | -21.8 km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: 1.06 mas/yr Dec.: -3.58 mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 5.20 ± 0.55 mas |
| Distance | approx. 630 ly (approx. 190 pc) |
| Other designations | |
8 Cygni is a 5th magnitude star in the constellation Cygnus, approximately 630 light years away from Earth. It is a bluish white subgiant star of the spectral type B3IV. Its surface temperature is 11,000 to 25,000 kelvins. Its surface is therefore at least twice as hot as that of our Sun, and it is larger and many times brighter in comparison.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Simbad Query Result. Simbad. Retrieved on October 15, 2007.
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