27 Cygni

This article is about b1 Cygni. For other stars with this Bayer designation, see b Cygni.
27 Cygni

A light curve for V2008 Cygni, plotted from Hipparcos data[1]
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Cygnus
Right ascension 20h 06m 21.76743s[2]
Declination +35° 58′ 20.8875″[2]
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.38[3]
Characteristics
Spectral type G8.5 IVa[4]
B−V color index +0.85[3]
Variable type RS CVn[5]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−32.98±0.09[6] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −225.032[2] mas/yr
Dec.: −440.042[2] mas/yr
Parallax (π)41.7718 ± 0.0845 mas[2]
Distance78.1 ± 0.2 ly
(23.94 ± 0.05 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)3.48[3]
Details[6]
Mass1.26±0.03 M☉
Radius2.51±0.05 R☉
Luminosity4.07+0.50
−0.44 L☉
Surface gravity (log g)3.74±0.07 cgs
Temperature5,108±26 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.02±0.05 dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)1.78±0.23 km/s
Age4.34±0.40 Gyr
Other designations
b1 Cygni, 27 Cygni, V2008 Cygni, BD+35°3959, HD 191026, HIP 99031, HR 7689, SAO 69413, WDS J20064+3558A[7]
Database references
SIMBADdata

27 Cygni is a subgiant star in the northern constellation of Cygnus. It is faintly visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 5.38.[3] The distance to this system, as estimated from its annual parallax shift of 41.77 mas,[2] is 78.1 light-years. At that distance, the visual magnitude is diminished by an extinction of 0.05 due to interstellar dust.[6] It is moving closer to the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of −33 km/s,[6] and has a relatively high proper motion, traversing the celestial sphere at the rate of 0.495″ per year.[8]

27 Cygni is a G-type subgiant with a stellar classification of G8.5 IVa,[4] a star that has used up its core hydrogen and is starting to expand. It was found to be slightly variable by Percy et al. (1986), changing by up to 0.05 in visual magnitude with a characteristic time scale of 50–60 days.[9] Further observations suggested a possible rotation period of around 42 days.[10] Samus et al. (2017) classify it as a suspected RS Canum Venaticorum variable, meaning that it is a close binary star whose components have star-spots that cause rotationally-modulated variations in brightness. It has been given the variable star designation V2008 Cygni.[5]

27 Cygni is listed in multiple star catalogues with three faint companions within one arc-minute.[11] The two closer ones are unrelated background objects, while the third has a similar distance and space motion and is described as a common proper motion companion.[12]

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