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Albireo2
Beta2 Cygni
Description of the Star
Albireo B is a blue B8Ve main sequence star. The spectral type indicates an effective temperature of 12,000 K, a diameter of three times that of the sun and 175 times the sun's luminosity.
The orbit of the B component around A has a period of 7270 years, with an orbital semimajor axis of about 62.90 sec of arc, corresponding to 0.12 ly at the distance of the star.
Other Designations For This Star
Flamsteed |
6 Cygni |
Hipparcos Identifier (HIP Number) |
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Harvard Revised (HR Number) |
7418 |
Henry Draper Catalog (HD Number) |
183914 |
Bonner Durchmusterung (BD Number) |
BD+27 3411 |
Smithsonian Astrophysical
Observatory compendium (SAO Number) |
87302 |
Fundamental Katalog (FK5 Number) |
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