8 Cygni

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8 Cygni
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Cygnus
Right ascension Template:RA[1]
Declination Template:DEC[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.75[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type B3 IV[3]
B−V Template:Engvar −0.155[2]
Astrometry
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Proper motion (μ) RA: 1.16[1] mas/yr
Dec.: −3.47[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)3.79±0.16 mas[1]
DistanceTemplate:Rnd ± Template:Rnd ly
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Details
Mass6.40[5] Template:Solar mass
Radius6.50[5] Template:Solar radius
Luminosity2,512[5] Template:Solar luminosity
Surface gravity (log g)3.62[5] cgs
Temperature16,100[5] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]+0.25[5] dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)15[6] km/s
Metallicity [Fe/H]{{{metal_fe2}}} dex
Other designations
8 Cygni, BD+34°3590, HD 184171, HIP 96052, HR 7426, SAO 68447.
Database references
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8 Cygni is a single[7] star in the northern constellation of Cygnus. Based upon its parallax of 3.79 mas,[1] it is approximately 860 light-years (260 parsecs) away from Earth. It is visible to the naked eye as a faint, bluish-white hued star with an apparent visual magnitude of about 4.7.[2] The star is moving closer to the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of −21 km/s.[4]

This is an aging subgiant star, as indicated by its spectral type of B3IV.[3] Its effective temperature of 16,100 K fits into the normal range of B-type stars: 11,000 to 25,000 K. 8 Cygni is about twice as hot as the Sun, and it is six times larger and many times brighter in comparison.[5] The elemental abundances are near solar.[8]

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