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9 Cephei
Location of 9 Cephei (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Cepheus
Right ascension 21h 37m 55.22469s[1]
Declination +62° 04′ 54.9825″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.69 - 4.78[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type B2 Ib[3]
U−B color index −0.54[4]
B−V color index +0.30[4]
Variable type α Cyg[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−13.50 ± 0.8[5] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −1.64 ± 0.17[1] mas/yr
Dec.: −3.02 ± 0.16[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)0.48±0.14 mas[1]
Distance950[6] pc
Absolute magnitude (MV)−6.44[3]
Details
Searle et al 2008[3]
Mass21 M
Radius39.8 R
Luminosity151,000 L
Surface gravity (log g)2.50 cgs
Temperature18,000 K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)73 km/s
Markova & Puls 2008[7]
Mass12 M
Radius32 R
Luminosity129,000 L
Surface gravity (log g)2.50 cgs
Temperature19,200 K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)45 km/s
Other designations
9 Cephei, V337 Cephei, HD 206165, HR 8279, HIP 106801, BD+61°2169, 2MASS J21375521+6204548, GSC 04253-02243
Database references
SIMBADdata

9 Cephei (9 Cep), also known as V337 Cephei, is a variable star in the constellation Cepheus. It is visible to the naked eye.

A light curve for V337 Cephei, plotted from TESS data[8]

In 1967, Graham Hill announced his discovery that 9 Cephei is a variable star.[9] 9 Cephei was given the name V337 Cephei and classified as an α Cygni variable in 1979.[10] It varies irregularly between magnitude 4.69 and 4.78.[2] A study of the Hipparcos satellite photometry showed an amplitude of 0.56 magnitudes, but could find no periodicity.[11]

9 Cephei is considered to be a member of the Cepheus OB2 stellar association, a scattering of massive bright stars around a thousand parsecs away in the southern part of the constellation Cepheus.[3]

Calculations of the physical properties of 9 Cephei vary considerably even from broadly similar observational data. Modelling using the non-LTE line-blanketed CMFGEN atmospheric code gives a temperature of 18,000 K, radius of 40 R, luminosity of 151,000 L, and mass of 21 M.[3] Calculations using the FASTWIND model give gives a temperature of 19,200 K, radius of 32 R, luminosity of 129,000 L, and mass of 12 M.[7]

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