Omega2 Cygni

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Omega2 Cygni
Location of ω2 Cygni (circled in red)
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Cygnus[1]
Right ascension 20h 31m 18.81655s[2]
Declination +49° 13′ 13.0638″[2]
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.5292±0.0013[3]
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage AGB[4]
Spectral type M2 III[4]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−64.15±0.20[3] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +8.959[2] mas/yr
Dec.: −32.092[2] mas/yr
Parallax (π)7.1833±0.0675 mas[2]
Distance454 ± 4 ly
(139 ± 1 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)+0.00[1]
Details
Mass1.4[5] M
Radius45[6] R
Luminosity398[6] L
Surface gravity (log g)2.02[5] cgs
Temperature3,920[5] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.10[5] dex
Other designations
ω2 Cyg, 46 Cygni, BD+48°3154, HD 195774, HIP 101243, HR 7851, SAO 49741.[7]
Database references
SIMBADdata

Omega2 Cygni, Latinized from ω2 Cygni, is the Bayer designation for a solitary[8] star in the northern constellation of Cygnus. It has an apparent visual magnitude of 5.5,[3] which is faintly visible to the naked eye on a dark night. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 7.18 mas,[2] it is located roughly 454 light years from the Sun. At that distance, the visual magnitude is diminished by an extinction factor of 0.08 due to interstellar dust.[3]

This is a red giant star on the asymptotic giant branch, with a stellar classification of M2 III.[4] It is a suspected variable star, although the evidence is considered "doubtful or erroneous". If it does exist, the variability is small with an amplitude of 0.05 magnitude and a timescale of around 30 days.[9] There is a 58.3% chance that this star is a member of the Hercules stream.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). XHIP record for this object at VizieR.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). Gaia DR3 record for this source at VizieR.
  3. ^ a b c d e Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  4. ^ a b c Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  5. ^ a b c d Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  6. ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  7. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  8. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  9. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).