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}}{{Starbox end}}RW Cygni is a semiregular variable star in the constellation Cygnus, about a degree east of 2nd magnitude γ Cygni. Its apparent magnitude varies between 8.05 and 9.70 and its spectral type between M2 and M4.
Distance
The Hipparcos parallax for RW Cygni is 0.91 mas but with a very large margin of error.[2] RW Cygni is assumed to be a member of the Cygnus OB9 Stellar Association and therefore around 3,600 light-years from the solar system.[4]
Properties
RW Cygni is a red supergiant with a bolometric luminosity around {{solar luminosity|150,000}}.[5][4] Its spectral type is given in the General Catalogue of Variable Stars as M2-4Ia-Iab, and one of the most recent catalogues of MK spectral classifications gives M3-M4Ia-Iab.[6] The effective temperature is directly calculated to be 3,600 K, giving a radius of {{solar radius|980}}.[4] An alternate calculation gives a higher temperature of 3,920 K and a correspondingly lower radius of {{solar radius|680}}.[ Using the more conservative figure, if it was placed at the center of Solar System, it would be extend past the orbit of Mars and into the Asteroid Belt.]
The initial mass of RW Cygni has been estimated from its position relative to theoretical stellar evolutionary tracks to be around {{solar mass|20}}. Observations of its atmosphere suggest that it is losing mass at a rate of {{solar mass|{{val|3.2|e=-9}}}} per year.
RW Cygni is classified as a semiregular variable star. It is given the subtype SRc, indicating that it is a cool supergiant.[1] Its brightness varies from extremes of magnitude +8.0 and +9.5 with a period of 580 ± 80 days. No long secondary period has been detected.[7]
See also
- BC Cygni
- BI Cygni
- NML Cygni
- KY Cygni
- List of largest stars
References
1. ^1 2 3 {{cite journal|bibcode=2009yCat....102025S|title=VizieR Online Data Catalog: General Catalogue of Variable Stars (Samus+ 2007-2013)|journal=VizieR On-line Data Catalog: B/gcvs. Originally published in: 2009yCat....102025S|volume=1|display-authors=etal|author1=Samus|first1=N. N.|last2=Durlevich|first2=O. V.|year=2009}}
2. ^1 2 3 {{cite journal|bibcode=2007A&A...474..653V|title=Validation of the new Hipparcos reduction|journal=Astronomy and Astrophysics|volume=474|issue=2|pages=653|author1=Van Leeuwen|first1=F.|year=2007|doi=10.1051/0004-6361:20078357|arxiv = 0708.1752 }}
3. ^{{cite journal| author =| title =Local kinematics of K and M giants from CORAVEL/Hipparcos/Tycho-2 data. Revisiting the concept of superclusters| journal =Astronomy and Astrophysics| year =2005| volume = 405| pages =165| number =| bibcode = 2005A&A...430..165F| author1 =Famaey| first1 =B.| last2 =Jorissen| first2 =A.| last3 =Luri| first3 =X.| last4 =Mayor| first4 =M.| last5 =Udry| first5 =S.| last6 =Dejonghe| first6 =H.| last7 =Turon| first7 =C.| doi =10.1051/0004-6361:20041272|arxiv = astro-ph/0409579 }}
4. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite journal| author =| title =The Effective Temperature Scale of Galactic Red Supergiants: Cool, but Not As Cool As We Thought| journal =The Astrophysical Journal| year =2005| volume =628| issue =2| pages =973| bibcode = 2005ApJ...628..973L| author1-link = Emily Levesque| author1 =Levesque| first1 =Emily M.| last2 =Massey| first2 =Philip| last3 =Olsen| first3 =K. A. G.| last4 =Plez| first4 =Bertrand| last5 =Josselin| first5 =Eric| last6 =Maeder| first6 =Andre| last7 =Meynet| first7 =Georges| doi =10.1086/430901| arxiv =astro-ph/0504337}}
5. ^1 2 {{cite journal|bibcode=2011A&A...526A.156M|title=The mass-loss rates of red supergiants and the de Jager prescription|journal=Astronomy and Astrophysics|volume=526|pages=A156|author1=Mauron|first1=N.|last2=Josselin|first2=E.|year=2011|doi=10.1051/0004-6361/201013993|arxiv = 1010.5369 }}
6. ^{{cite journal|bibcode=1989ApJS...71..245K|title=The Perkins catalog of revised MK types for the cooler stars|journal=Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series|volume=71|pages=245|author1=Keenan|first1=Philip C.|last2=McNeil|first2=Raymond C.|year=1989|doi=10.1086/191373}}
7. ^{{cite journal| author = | title =Variability in red supergiant stars: Pulsations, long secondary periods and convection noise | journal =Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society | volume =372 | issue =4 | pages =1721 | bibcode = 2006MNRAS.372.1721K | author1 =Kiss | first1 =L. L. | last2 =Szabó | first2 =Gy. M. | last3 =Bedding | first3 =T. R. | year =2006 | doi =10.1111/j.1365-2966.2006.10973.x | arxiv =astro-ph/0608438}}