BI Cygni
  Credit: Erik Larsen | |
| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Cygnus |
| Right ascension | 20h 21m 21.8803s[1] |
| Declination | 36° 55′ 55.771″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 8.4 - 9.9[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | M4 Iab[2] |
| Variable type | Lc[2] |
| Astrometry | |
| Distance | 1,580[3] pc |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | −6.78[4] |
| Details | |
| Radius | 850[5] - 1,240[4] R☉ |
| Luminosity | 123,000[3]-226,000[4] L☉ |
| Temperature | 3,575[4][3]-3,720[5] K |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
BI Cygni (BI Cyg, IRC +40408, BD+36 4025) is a red supergiant in the constellation Cygnus. It is an irregular variable star with a maximum brightness of magnitude 8.4 and a minimum of magnitude 9.9. It has a current mass of 20 M☉.[5]
It is considered a member of the stellar Cygnus OB1 association,[4] its distance is 1,580 parsecs (5,150 light-years) of the Solar System. It is less than a degree south of another variable red supergiant, BC Cygni.
BI Cyg is a slow irregular variable star classified as type Lc, an irregular supergiant. Its brightness changes between extremes of magnitude 8.4 and 9.9.[2] Frequency analysis of its light curve shows no significant periods.[6]
BI Cyg is one of largest known stars with a radius around 1,240 R☉ based on the assumption of an effective temperature of 3,575 K and a bolometric luminosity of 226,000 L☉.[4] More recent studies derive lower luminosities below 130,000 L☉, suggesting an initial mass of 20 M☉, and consequently lower values for the radius.[3][5]
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References
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- ^ a b c d Josselin, E.; Plez, B. (2007). "Atmospheric dynamics and the mass loss process in red supergiant stars". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 469 (2): 671–680. arXiv:0705.0266. Bibcode:2007A&A...469..671J. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20066353.
- ^ Kiss, L. L; Szabó, Gy. M; Bedding, T. R (2006). "Variability in red supergiant stars: Pulsations, long secondary periods and convection noise". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 372 (4): 1721. arXiv:astro-ph/0608438. Bibcode:2006MNRAS.372.1721K. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2006.10973.x.
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