V1331 Cygni

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V1331 Cygni
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V1331 Cygni as photographed by the Hubble Space Telescope
Observation data
Epoch J2000       Equinox J2000
Constellation Cygnus
Right ascension 21h 01m 09.20684s [1]
Declination +50° 21 44.8033 [1]
Apparent magnitude  (V)11.99 [2]
Characteristics
Spectral type G7-K0IV [3]
Astrometry
Proper motion (μ)RA: 0.980 [1]   mas/yr
Dec.: −3.783 [1]   mas/yr
Parallax (π)1.6760 ± 0.0237  mas [1]
Distance 1,950 ± 30  ly
(597 ± 8  pc)
Details [3]
Mass 2.8  M
Radius 5  R
Temperature 5200  K
Other designations
V1331 Cyg, GSC 03596-00959, 2MASS J21010920+5021445
Database references
SIMBAD data

V1331 Cygni (also known as V1331 Cyg) is a young star in the constellation Cygnus. V1331 Cyg is located in the dark nebula LDN 981. [4]

V1331 Cygni is most noted for having an arc-like reflection nebula surrounding it. This circumstellar disc is a great birthplace for young stars, which form in the cloud. [5] V1331 Cygni is heavily obscured by dust, so the properties of the central star are hard to deduce; however, it is estimated to have a radius five times that of the Sun and a mass of 2.8  M. [3]

Six visual band light curves for V1331 Cygni, adapted from Mel'nikov (1997) V1331CygLightCurve.png
Six visual band light curves for V1331 Cygni, adapted from Mel'nikov (1997)

The General Catalog of Variable Stars classifies V1331 Cygni as an "INST" type variable, meaning a T Tauri star which shows rapid light variations. [7] [8] Its visual band brightness varies from magnitude 13.08 to 10.58. [7] It is sometimes classified as a pre-FUOR star. [9] A semi-regular period of ~449 days has been reported. [9] Unlike many T Tauri stars, the mean brightness of V1331 Cygni remains nearly constant over long time periods. [10] [6]

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