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SU Cygni

A light curve for SU Cygni, plotted from TESS data[1]
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Cygnus
Right ascension 19h 44m 48.734s[2]
Declination +29° 15′ 52.90″[2]
Apparent magnitude (V) 6.44 to 7.22[3]
Characteristics
Spectral type F2Iab: + B8.0V + A0V:[4][5]
Variable type δ Cep[3]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−21.5±2.4[6] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: 0.107 mas/yr[2]
Dec.: −3.247 mas/yr[2]
Parallax (π)1.080±0.006 mas[7]
Distance3,021 ± 16 ly
(926.3±5.0 pc)[7]
Orbit[7]
PrimarySU Cyg A
CompanionSU Cyg B
Period (P)549.077±0.013 d
Semi-major axis (a)2.827±0.009 AU
Eccentricity (e)0.339±0.002
Inclination (i)81.28±0.27°
Longitude of the node (Ω)266.24±0.24°
Periastron epoch (T)2,443,765.94±0.63 HJD
Argument of periastron (ω)
(secondary)
223.18±2.12°
Semi-amplitude (K1)
(primary)
30.25±0.05 km/s
Semi-amplitude (K2)
(secondary)
28.59±0.15 km/s
Orbit[7]
PrimarySU Cyg Ba
CompanionSU Cyg Bb
Period (P)4.67529(1) d
Semi-major axis (a)0.0287±0.0001
Periastron epoch (T)2,456,977.994±0.003 HJD
Semi-amplitude (K1)
(primary)
66.89±0.21 km/s
Details[7]
Aa
Mass4.859±0.058 M
Radius31.9±6.0 R
Luminosity2,138±109 L
Surface gravity (log g)2.1–2.4[8] cgs
Temperature5,956 to 6,314[8] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.03±0.04[9] dex
Ba
Mass3.595±0.033 M
Bb
Mass1.546±0.009 M
Other designations
SU Cyg, BD+28°3460, GC 27336, HD 186688, HIP 97150, HR 7518, SAO 87659, PPM 109630, WDS J19448+2916Aa,Ab[10]
Database references
SIMBADdata

SU Cygni is a triple star system in the northern constellation of Cygnus, abbreviated SU Cyg. The primary component of the system is a classical Cepheid variable with a period of 3.84559 days. The changing luminosity of this star causes the system to vary in brightness from a peak apparent visual magnitude of 6.44 down to magnitude 7.22 over the course of its cycle.[3] The distance to this system is approximately 3,000 light years based on parallax measurements, and is the most accurate distance among Cepheids.[7] It is a member of the Turner 9 open cluster of stars.[11]

The variable luminosity of this star was announced by G. Müller and P. Kempf in 1898.[12] The following year, M. Luizet determined a period of 3.846 days.[13] In 1906, the radial velocity of this star was found to be variable by J. D. Maddrill, with its cycle matching the luminosity period but trailing in phase by half a day.[14] By 1916 it was classified as a Cepheid variable, with spectrographic studies showing that the spectral type varied over the course of each cycle. It ranged from a class of A6 near peak luminosity down to F7 at minimum.[15]

A companion star, designated component B, was detected photometrically by B. F. Madore in 1977,[16] with the colors suggesting a B-type main-sequence star with a class of B6–7V. This finding was supported by observations of J. D. Fernie in 1979, who determined a class of B6V. In 1984, M. Imbert measured an orbital period of 549.2 days for the pair, with an orbital eccentricity (ovalness) of 0.35.[17] Ultraviolet observations with the IUE spacecraft in 1985 showed that the companion is a close binary system with a period of 4.7 days. The members of this pair have classes of B8 and A0.[18] In 1998, the B-type companion was found to be a chemically peculiar HgMn star.[19]

There is a candidate comoving companion star located at an angular separation of 24 to the west of SU Cyg. It is an A-type main-sequence star with a class of A2V. This star does not appear to be gravitationally bound to SU Cyg.[11]

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