31 Cygni

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31 Cygni
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Cygnus
Right ascension 20h 13m 37.90654s [1]
Declination +46° 44 28.7808 [1]
Spectral typeK4Iab+B4IV-V [2]

31 Cygni, also known as Omicron1 Cygni or V695 Cygni, is a star in the constellation Cygnus. An Algol-type eclipsing binary, it ranges between magnitudes 3.73 and 3.89 over a period of ten years; the component stars are an orange supergiant of spectrial type K4Iab and a blue-white star likely to be evolving off the main sequence with a spectral type of B4IV-V.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "V* V695 Cygni -- Eclipsing binary of Algol type (detached)". SIMBAD Astronomical Database. Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 31 December 2013. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 BSJ (4 January 2010). "V0695 Cygni". AAVSO Website. American Association of Variable Star Observers. Retrieved 31 December 2013. 
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