KY Cygni

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KY Cygni
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Location of KY Cygni in the Sadr region (circled, east is up)
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0        Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Cygnus
Right ascension 20h 25m 58.04s [1]
Declination +38° 21′ 07.7″ [1]
Apparent magnitude  (V)11.14 [2] (10.60 - 11.74 [3] )
Characteristics
Spectral type M3 Ia [4] (M3.5 Ia [5] )
U−B color index +2.91 [2]
B−V color index +3.39 [2]
Variable type Lc [5]
Astrometry
Proper motion (μ)RA: –3.556 [1]   mas/yr
Dec.: –6.061 [1]   mas/yr
Parallax (π)0.6687 ± 0.0517  mas [1]
Distance 4,680+350
−390  ly
(1436+106
−119  pc) [6]
Absolute magnitude  (MV)–8.18 [7]
Details [8]
Mass 19  M☉
Radius 1,032 [a]   R☉
Luminosity 150,000  L☉
Surface gravity (log g)−0.5 [7]   cgs
Temperature 3,535  K
Age >9 [b]   Myr
Other designations
KY  Cyg, GSC  03152-01140, IRAS  20241+3811, IRC+40415, TYC  3152-1140-1, RAFGL  2575, UCAC2  45230193, 2MASS  J20255805+3821076
Database references
SIMBAD data

KY Cygni is a red supergiant of spectral class M3.5Ia located in the constellation Cygnus. It is approximately 4,700 light-years away.

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Observations

KY Cyg lies near the bright open cluster NGC 6913, but is not thought to be a member. The location is close to the bright star γ Cygni. [9] It was identified as a variable star in 1930, [10] and later named as KY Cygni. [11] The spectrum was given the MK classification of M3 Ia, with only minor adjustments since. [4]

KY Cygni is heavily reddened due to interstellar extinction, losing an estimated 7.75 magnitudes at visual wavelengths. It would be a naked eye star if no light was lost. [7]

Properties

Size comparison of Betelgeuse, Mu Cephei, KY Cygni, and V354 Cephei, according to estimates derived in 2005 Mukyv354.png
Size comparison of Betelgeuse, Mu Cephei, KY Cygni, and V354 Cephei, according to estimates derived in 2005

KY Cygni is classified as a luminous red supergiant with a strong stellar wind. It is losing mass at around 4.9×10−6  M☉ and has been described as a cool hypergiant. [2] [12]

Its properties are uncertain, but the temperature is around 3,500 K. A model fit based on K-band infrared brightness gives a luminosity of 273,000 L☉, corresponding to a radius of 1,420 R☉. Another model based on visual brightness gives an unexpectedly large luminosity of 1,107,000 L☉, with the difference due mainly to the assumptions about the level of extinction. The radius corresponding to the higher luminosity would be 2,850 R☉. These parameters are larger and more luminous than expected for any red supergiant, making them doubtful. [7] More recently, integration of the spectral energy distributions across a full range of wavelengths from U band to the 60 micron microwave flux gives an even lower luminosity of 138,000 L☉, [2] and a 2020 paper published a luminosity of 150,000 L☉, which give a smaller radius of 1,032 R☉ using an effective temperature of 3,535 K. [8]

A visual band light curve for KY Cygni, plotted from data published by Kochanek et al. (2017) KYCygLightCurve.png
A visual band light curve for KY Cygni, plotted from data published by Kochanek et al. (2017)

KY Cygni is a variable star with a large amplitude but no clear periodicity. At times, it varies rapidly, at others it is fairly constant for long periods. [9] The photographic magnitude range is given as 13.5 - 15.5, [5] while a visual range is 10.60 - 11.74. [3]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Applying the Stefan–Boltzmann law with a nominal solar effective temperature of 5,772  K:
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  2. ↑ This is only the age at which the star enters the red supergiant phase.

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