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61 Cygni

61 Cygni
Location of 61 Cygni (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Cygnus
61 Cygni A
Right ascension 21h 06m 53.9396s[1]
Declination +38° 44′ 57.902″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.21[2]
61 Cygni B
Right ascension 21h 06m 55.2638s[3]
Declination +38° 44′ 31.359″[3]
Apparent magnitude (V) 6.05[4]
Characteristics
61 Cyg A
Spectral type K5V[2]
U−B color index +1.155[5]
B−V color index +1.139[5]
Variable type BY Dra[6]
61 Cyg B
Spectral type K7V
U−B color index +1.242[5]
B−V color index +1.320[5]
Variable type Flare star[7]
Astrometry
61 Cygni A
Radial velocity (Rv)−65.97±0.12[1] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: 4,164.209 mas/yr[1]
Dec.: 3,249.614 mas/yr[1]
Parallax (π)285.9949 ± 0.0599 mas[1]
Distance11.404 ± 0.002 ly
(3.4966 ± 0.0007 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)7.506[8]
61 Cygni B
Radial velocity (Rv)−64.59±0.12[3] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: 4,105.976 mas/yr[3]
Dec.: 3,155.942 mas/yr[3]
Parallax (π)286.0054 ± 0.0289 mas[3]
Distance11.404 ± 0.001 ly
(3.4964 ± 0.0004 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)8.228[8]
Orbit[9]
Companion61 Cygni B
Period (P)678 ±34 yr
Semi-major axis (a)24.272 ±0.592″
Eccentricity (e)0.49 ±0.03
Inclination (i)51 ±2°
Longitude of the node (Ω)178 ±2°
Periastron epoch (T)1709 ±16
Argument of periastron (ω)
(secondary)		149 ±6°
Details
61 Cygni A
Mass0.70[10] M☉
Radius0.665 ±0.005[11] R☉
Luminosity0.153 ±0.01[11] L☉
Surface gravity (log g)4.40[12] cgs
Temperature4,526 ±66[13] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]–0.20[12] dex
Rotation35.54±0.47 d[14]
Age6.1 ±1[11] Gyr
61 Cygni B
Mass0.63[10] M☉
Radius0.595 ±0.008[11] R☉
Luminosity0.085 ±0.007[11] L☉
Surface gravity (log g)4.20[12] cgs
Temperature4,077 ±59[13] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]–0.27[12] dex
Rotation34.55±0.57 d[14]
Age6.1 ±1[11] Gyr
Other designations
GJ 820 A/B, Struve 2758, ADS 14636, V1803 Cygni, GCTP 5077.00[15]
61 Cygni A: V1803 Cygni, HD 201091, HIP 104214, HR 8085, BD+38°4343, LHS 62, SAO 70919[6]
61 Cygni B: HD 201092, HIP 104217, HR 8086, BD+38°4344, LHS 63[7]
Database references
SIMBADThe system
A
B

61 Cygni /ˈsɪɡni/ is a binary star system in the constellation Cygnus, consisting of a pair of K-type dwarf stars that orbit each other in a period of about 659 years. Of apparent magnitude 5.20 and 6.05, respectively, they can be seen with binoculars in city skies or with the naked eye in rural areas without light pollution.

61 Cygni first attracted the attention of astronomers when its large proper motion was first demonstrated by Giuseppe Piazzi in 1804. In 1838, Friedrich Bessel measured its distance from Earth at about 10.4 light-years, very close to the actual value of about 11.4 light-years; this was the first distance estimate for any star other than the Sun, and first star to have its stellar parallax measured. Among all stars or stellar systems listed in the modern Hipparcos Catalogue, 61 Cygni has the seventh-highest proper motion, and the highest among all visible stars or systems.[note 1][16][17]

Over the course of the twentieth century, several different astronomers reported evidence of a massive planet orbiting one of the two stars, but recent high-precision radial velocity observations have shown that all such claims were unfounded.[18] No planets have been confirmed in this stellar system to date.

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  17. ^ Hipparcos: Catalogues: The Millennium Star Atlas: The Top 20 High Proper Motion Archived 28 April 2021 at the Wayback Machine, European Space Agency, retrieved 2019-06-27
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