Astronomy:9 Cephei

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Short description: Star in the constellation Cepheus
9 Cephei
Cepheus constellation map.svg
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Location of 9 Cephei (circled)
Observation data
Equinox J2000.0]] (ICRS)
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)0.00 ± 0.17[1] mas
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.

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

9 Cephei was given the name V337 Cephei and classified as an α Cygni variable in 1967.[9] 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.[10]

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]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 van Leeuwen, F. (2007). "Validation of the new Hipparcos reduction". Astronomy and Astrophysics 474 (2): 653–664. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357. Bibcode2007A&A...474..653V. http://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/full/2007/41/aa8357-07/aa8357-07.html. Vizier catalog entry
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Samus, N. N. et al. (2009). "VizieR Online Data Catalog: General Catalogue of Variable Stars (Samus+ 2007-2013)". VizieR On-line Data Catalog: B/GCVS. Originally Published in: 2009yCat....102025S 1. Bibcode2009yCat....102025S. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Searle, S. C.; Prinja, R. K.; Massa, D.; Ryans, R. (2008). "Quantitative studies of the optical and UV spectra of Galactic early B supergiants. I. Fundamental parameters". Astronomy and Astrophysics 481 (3): 777. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20077125. Bibcode2008A&A...481..777S. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 Ducati, J. R. (2002). "VizieR Online Data Catalog: Catalogue of Stellar Photometry in Johnson's 11-color system". CDS/ADC Collection of Electronic Catalogues 2237. Bibcode2002yCat.2237....0D. 
  5. Gontcharov, G. A. (2006). "Pulkovo Compilation of Radial Velocities for 35 495 Hipparcos stars in a common system". Astronomy Letters 32 (11): 759–771. doi:10.1134/S1063773706110065. Bibcode2006AstL...32..759G. 
  6. Pan, K.; Federman, S. R.; Cunha, K.; Smith, V. V.; Welty, D. E. (2004). "Cloud Structure and Physical Conditions in Star-forming Regions from Optical Observations. I. Data and Component Structure". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series 151 (2): 313. doi:10.1086/381805. Bibcode2004ApJS..151..313P. 
  7. 7.0 7.1 Markova, N.; Puls, J. (2008). "Bright OB stars in the Galaxy. IV. Stellar and wind parameters of early to late B supergiants". Astronomy and Astrophysics 478 (3): 823. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20077919. Bibcode2008A&A...478..823M. 
  8. "MAST: Barbara A. Mikulski Archive for Space Telescopes". Space Telescope Science Institute. https://mast.stsci.edu/portal/Mashup/Clients/Mast/Portal.html. 
  9. Kholopov, P. N.; Kukarkina, N. P.; Perova, N. B. (1979). "64th Name-List of Variable Stars". Information Bulletin on Variable Stars 1581: 1. Bibcode1979IBVS.1581....1K. 
  10. Lefèvre, L.; Marchenko, S. V.; Moffat, A. F. J.; Acker, A. (2009). "A systematic study of variability among OB-stars based on HIPPARCOS photometry". Astronomy and Astrophysics 507 (2): 1141. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/200912304. Bibcode2009A&A...507.1141L.