Pi2 Cygni
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Cygnus
Right ascension 21h 46m 47.60832s[1]
Declination +49° 18′ 34.4511″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.24[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type B2.5 III[3]
U−B color index −0.79[2]
B−V color index −0.125[2]
Variable type β Cep[4]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−12.3[5] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +2.77[1] mas/yr
Dec.: −2.00[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)2.95 ± 0.34 mas[1]
Distanceapprox. 1,100 ly
(approx. 340 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−3.39[6]
Orbit[7]
Period (P)72.0162 d
Eccentricity (e)0.34
Periastron epoch (T)2428410.6 JD
Argument of periastron (ω)
(secondary)		238.1°
Semi-amplitude (K1)
(primary)		7.8 km/s
Details
π2 Cyg A
Mass8.4±0.4[8] M☉
Radius7.1[9] R☉
Luminosity (bolometric)8,442[10] L☉
Surface gravity (log g)3.69±0.16[11] cgs
Temperature20,815±1,057[11] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]0.04±0.09[11] dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)50±5[4] km/s
Age33.2±5.8[8] Myr
Other designations
π2 Cyg, 81 Cygni, BD+48° 3504, FK5 821, HD 207330, HIP 107533, HR 8335, SAO 51293.[12]
Database references
SIMBADdata

Pi2 Cygni, Latinized from π2 Cygni, is a triple star[13] system in the northern constellation of Cygnus. It is visible to the naked eye about 2.5° east-northeast of the open cluster M39,[14] having an apparent visual magnitude of 4.24.[2] Based upon an annual parallax shift of 2.95 mas,[1] it is located at a distance of roughly 1,100 light years from the Sun.

The inner pair of stars in this system form a single-lined[15] spectroscopic binary with an orbital period of 72.0162 days and an eccentricity of 0.34.[7] The primary, component A, is a B-type giant star with a stellar classification of B2.5 III.[3] It is a Beta Cephei variable[4] with an estimated 8.4[8] times the mass of the Sun and around 7.1[9] times the Sun's radius. The star is roughly 33[8] million years old and is spinning with a projected rotational velocity of 50[4] km/s. It is radiating 8,442[10] times the solar luminosity from its outer atmosphere at an effective temperature of around 20,815[11] K.

The third member of this system is a magnitude 5.98 star at an angular separation of 0.10 arc seconds along a position angle of 129°, as of 1996.[16]

Historical names

In Chinese, 螣蛇 (Téng Shé), meaning Flying Serpent, refers to an asterism consisting of π2 Cygni, α Lacertae, 4 Lacertae, π1 Cygni, HD 206267, ε Cephei, β Lacertae, σ Cassiopeiae, ρ Cassiopeiae, τ Cassiopeiae, AR Cassiopeiae, 9 Lacertae, 3 Andromedae, 7 Andromedae, 8 Andromedae, λ Andromedae, κ Andromedae, ψ Andromedae and ι Andromedae. Consequently, the Chinese name for π2 Cygni itself is 螣蛇三 (Téng Shé sān, English: the Third Star of Flying Serpent)[17]

References

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  9. ^ a b Pasinetti Fracassini, L. E.; et al. (February 2001), "Catalogue of Apparent Diameters and Absolute Radii of Stars (CADARS)", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 367 (3rd ed.): 521–524, arXiv:astro-ph/0012289, Bibcode:2001A&A...367..521P, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20000451, S2CID 425754.
  10. ^ a b Hohle, M. M.; et al. (April 2010), "Masses and luminosities of O- and B-type stars and red supergiants", Astronomische Nachrichten, 331 (4): 349, arXiv:1003.2335, Bibcode:2010AN....331..349H, doi:10.1002/asna.200911355, S2CID 111387483.
  11. ^ a b c d Prugniel, Ph.; et al. (July 2011), "The atmospheric parameters and spectral interpolator for the MILES stars", Astronomy & Astrophysics, 531: A165, arXiv:1104.4952, Bibcode:2011A&A...531A.165P, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201116769, S2CID 54940439.
  12. ^ "pi.02 Cyg", SIMBAD, Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg, retrieved 2017-02-19.
  13. ^ Eggleton, P. P.; Tokovinin, A. A. (September 2008), "A catalogue of multiplicity among bright stellar systems", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 389 (2): 869–879, arXiv:0806.2878, Bibcode:2008MNRAS.389..869E, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.13596.x, S2CID 14878976.
  14. ^ O'Meara, Stephen James (2016), Deep-Sky Companions: The Caldwell Objects (2nd ed.), Cambridge University Press, p. 92, ISBN 978-1316033531.
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  17. ^ (in Chinese) AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 7 日
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