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Phi Cygni

Phi Cygni
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Cygnus
Right ascension 19h 39m 22.60591s
Declination 30° 09′ 11.9604″
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.69
Characteristics
Spectral type G8III-IV
B−V color index +0.96
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv) +4.50 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +2.48 mas/yr
Dec.: +36.50 mas/yr
Parallax (π) 12.25 ± 0.24mas
Distance 266 ± 5 ly
(82 ± 2 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV) 0.13
Details
Mass 2.29 M
Radius 7.80 R
Luminosity 98 L
Temperature 4,872±22 K
Age 2.70 Gyr
Other designations
12 Cygni, BD+29° 3684, GC 27203, HIP 96683, HR 7478, HD 185734, SAO 68637, WDS J19394+3009AB
Database references
SIMBAD data

Phi Cygni (φ Cyg) is a class G8III (yellow giant) star in the constellation Cygnus. Its apparent magnitude is 4.69 and it is approximately 266 light years away based on parallax. It is a spectroscopic binary with two similar stars orbiting with a period of 434 days.



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