17 Cygni is the Flamsteed designation for a multiple star system[3] in the northern constellation of Cygnus. It has an apparent visual magnitude of 5.00,[2] so, according to the Bortle scale, it is visible from suburban skies at night. Measurements of the annual parallax find a shift of 0.0477″,[1] which is equivalent to a distance of around 68.5 ly (21.0 pc) from the Sun. It has a relatively high proper motion, traversing the celestial sphere at the rate of 0.451″/year.[11]
| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Cygnus |
| Right ascension | 19h 46m 25.600s[1] |
| Declination | +33° 43′ 39.35″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 5.00[2] + 8.56[3] |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | F7 V[2] + K6 V + K3 V + K3 V[3] + M0.4[4] |
| B−V color index | 0.46[2] |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | +4.1[5] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: +22.745 mas/yr[1] Dec.: –448.311 mas/yr[1] |
| Parallax (π) | 47.6516 ± 0.0675 mas[1] |
| Distance | 68.45 ± 0.10 ly (20.99 ± 0.03 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | 3.40[2] |
| Details | |
| 17 Cyg A | |
| Mass | 1.24[6] M☉ |
| Radius | 1.538[7] R☉ |
| Luminosity | 3.66[8] L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 4.262[8] cgs |
| Temperature | 6,455[8] K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.027[8] dex |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 9[2] km/s |
| Age | 2.8[9] Gyr |
| 17 Cyg B | |
| Mass | 0.65 M☉ |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
This system consists of two visual binary systems that were discovered by John Herschel in the 1820s. Components A and B form a bright, wide pair with an angular separation of 26.0 arcsecond and an estimated orbital period of ~6,200 years. The faint, close system consists of components F and G with a separation of 2.6 arcsecond and a period of 238 years. The two binaries form a hierarchical system with a separation of about 800 arcseconds and orbital period of 3.7 million years or more.[3] At an angular separation of 791.40 arcseconds is a proper motion companion with a classification of M0.4, indicating this is a red dwarf star. At the estimated distance of the pair, this is equal to a projected separation of 16,320 AU.[4] Although the CCDM lists four other companions, these are not associated with the system.[12]
The stellar classification of the primary star, component A, is F7 V,[2] which means it is a main sequence star like the Sun. The star has 1.24[6] times the mass of the Sun and 1.54[7] times the Sun's radius. It is some 2.8[9] billion years old and shines with 3.66[8] times the Sun's luminosity. The effective temperature of the stellar atmosphere is 6,455[8] K, giving it the yellow-white hued glow of an F-type star.[13]
References
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