R Cygni
R Cygni
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| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
Constellation | Cygnus |
Right ascension | 19h 36m 49.35633s[1] |
Declination | +50° 11′ 59.7198″[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 6.1 - 14.4[2] |
| Characteristics | |
Spectral type | S2.5,9e-S6,9e(Tc)[3] |
| B−V color index | 6999101000000000000♠0.101±0.019[4] |
Variable type | Mira[2] |
| Astrometry | |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: −3.158[1] mas/yr Dec.: −5.755[1] mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 1.4835 ± 0.0963[1] mas |
| Distance | 2,200 ± 100 ly (670 ± 40 pc) |
| Details | |
| Luminosity | 11,700[5] L☉ |
| Temperature | 2,200[6] K |
| Other designations | |
R Cyg, BD+49 3064, HD 185456, HIP 31822, SAO 31822, WDS J19368+5012[7] | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
R Cygni light curve, showing the period-doubling
R Cygni is a variable star of the Mira type in the constellation Cygnus, less than 4' from θ Cygni. This is a red giant star on the asymptotic giant branch located around 2,200 light years away. It is an S-type star ranging between spectral types S2.5,9e to S6,9e(Tc).[3]
Stars at this mass range and evolutionary stage are pulsationally unstable, displaying a variation in their light output.[8] R Cygni has a maximum magnitude of 6.1 and a minimum magnitude of 14.4, with a period of 426.45 days.[2] The variation of this star was discovered by English astronomer N. R. Pogson in 1852, and it has a history of recorded brightness measurements stretching back more than a century.[8] R Cygni shows distinct period-doubling, where alternate maxima are of different brightness, hence the real period of pulsation could be considered to be twice that from one maximum to the next.[9]
The Catalog of Components of Double and Multiple Stars lists 10th magnitude BD+49 3065 as a companion to R Cygni, at a separation of 91", and both stars lie at approximately the same distance. The Washington Double Star Catalog additionally lists a 15th magnitude star as a companion at a separation of about 14".[10]
References[edit]
^ abcde Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 616. A1. arXiv:1804.09365. Bibcode:2018A&A...616A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
Gaia DR2 record for this source at VizieR.
^ abc Samus', N. N; Kazarovets, E. V; Durlevich, O. V; Kireeva, N. N; Pastukhova, E. N (2017). "General catalogue of variable stars: Version GCVS 5.1". Astronomy Reports. 61 (1): 80. Bibcode:2017ARep...61...80S. doi:10.1134/S1063772917010085.
^ ab BSJ (4 January 2010). "R Cygni". AAVSO Website. American Association of Variable Star Observers. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
^ Anderson, E.; Francis, Ch. (2012). "XHIP: An extended hipparcos compilation". Astronomy Letters. 38 (5): 331. arXiv:1108.4971. Bibcode:2012AstL...38..331A. doi:10.1134/S1063773712050015.
^ Guandalini, R; Francis, Charles (2010). "Infrared photometry and evolution of mass-losing AGB stars. III. Mass loss rates of MS and S stars". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 513: A4. arXiv:1002.2458. Bibcode:2010A&A...513A...4G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/200911764.
^ Ramstedt, S; Schöier, F. L; Olofsson, H (2009). "Circumstellar molecular line emission from S-type AGB stars: Mass-loss rates and SiO abundances". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 499 (2): 515. arXiv:0903.1672. Bibcode:2009A&A...499..515R. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/200911730.
^ "R Cyg". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
^ ab Kiss, L. L.; Szatmáry, K. (August 2002). "Period-doubling events in the light curve of R Cygni: Evidence for chaotic behaviour". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 390 (2): 585–596. Bibcode:2002A&A...390..585K. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20020744.
^ Kiss, L. L; Szatmáry, K (2002). "Period-doubling events in the light curve of R Cygni: Evidence for chaotic behaviour". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 390 (2): 585–596. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20020744.
^ Mason, Brian D; Wycoff, Gary L; Hartkopf, William I; Douglass, Geoffrey G; Worley, Charles E (2001). "The 2001 US Naval Observatory Double Star CD-ROM. I. The Washington Double Star Catalog". The Astronomical Journal. 122 (6): 3466. Bibcode:2001AJ....122.3466M.
Categories:
- S-type stars
- Mira variables
- Cygnus (constellation)
- Durchmusterung objects
- Henry Draper Catalogue objects
- Hipparcos objects
- Objects with variable star designations
- Emission-line stars
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