9 Cygni is a binary star system in the northern constellation of Cygnus. 9 Cygni is its Flamsteed designation. The two stars have a combined magnitude of 5.39,[2] so it can be seen with the naked eye under good viewing conditions. Parallax measurements made by Gaia put the star at a distance of around 590 light-years (182 parsecs) away.[1]
Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
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Constellation | Cygnus |
Right ascension | 19h 34m 50.9285s[1] |
Declination | +29° 27′ 46.697″[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 5.39[2] (5.9 + 6.4)[3] |
Characteristics | |
Evolutionary stage | Red clump + main sequence[4] |
Spectral type | G8 IIIa + A2 V[4] |
B−V color index | 0.581[2] |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | 20.09±1.98[1] km/s |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: +14.822[1] mas/yr Dec.: +13.554[1] mas/yr |
Parallax (π) | 5.4904 ± 0.0892 mas[1] |
Distance | 594 ± 10 ly (182 ± 3 pc) |
Absolute magnitude (MV) | −0.70[2] |
Orbit[3] | |
Period (P) | 4.56 yr |
Semi-major axis (a) | 0.030″ |
Eccentricity (e) | 0.82 |
Inclination (i) | 114.6° |
Longitude of the node (Ω) | 29.3° |
Periastron epoch (T) | 1985.56 |
Argument of periastron (ω) (secondary) | 45.5° |
Details | |
9 Cyg A | |
Mass | 2.9±0.4[2] M☉ |
Radius | 18.2[4] R☉ |
Surface gravity (log g) | 3.040±0.370[5] cgs |
Temperature | 5,047[4] K |
Metallicity [Fe/H] | −0.260±0.090[5] dex |
9 Cyg B | |
Mass | 2.7±0.4[2] M☉ |
Radius | 3.5[4] R☉ |
Temperature | 9,247[4] K |
Age | 437.1[4] Myr |
Other designations | |
9 Cyg A: HD 184759 | |
9 Cyg B: HD 184760 | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
The two stars of 9 Cygni are a G-type giant and an A-type star. Both stars are over twice as massive as the Sun.[2] They orbit once every 4.56 years, separated with a semi-major axis of 0.030 arcseconds. However, the eccentricity is high, at 0.82.[3] The primary is a red clump giant, a star on the cool end of the horizontal branch fusing helium in its core. The secondary star has begun to evolve off the main sequence; it is sometimes classified as a giant star[2] and sometimes as a main-sequence star.[4]
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