44 Cygni

44 Cygni
Location of 44 Cygni (circled)
Observation data
Epoch 2000.0      Equinox 2000.0
Constellation Cygnus
A
Right ascension 20h 30m 59.23s
Declination +36° 56′ 09.0″
Apparent magnitude (V) 6.22
B
Right ascension 20h 30m 59.30s
Declination +36° 56′ 07.0″
Apparent magnitude (V) 10.07
Characteristics
Spectral type F5Ib
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−19.91±0.14 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −0.623 mas/yr
Dec.: −3.894 mas/yr
Parallax (π)0.7690±0.0215 mas
Distance4,200 ± 100 ly
(1,300 ± 40 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)−6.51
Details
A
Mass11.2 M
Radius74 R
Luminosity9,151 L
Surface gravity (log g)1.44 cgs
Temperature6,554 K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)6.5 km/s
Age18 Myr
B
Mass1.6 M
Surface gravity (log g)1.05 cgs
Temperature4,019 K
Other designations
44 Cyg, HD 195593, HIP 101214, WDS J20310+3656
A: HR 7847, IRAS 20290+3646, 2MASS J20305922+3656091, WISE J203059.22+365609.1
B: TYC 2697-1634-2
Database references
SIMBADdata
B

44 Cygni is a supergiant star in the constellation Cygnus. It is surrounded by the reflection nebula vdB 133. The nebula Sh 2-106 is found less than a degree to the northwest.

44 Cygni is the primary component of the double star AC 18. Its companion, AC 18 B, has a magnitude of 9.59 compared with 44 Cygni's magnitude of 6.2. They are visually separated by 2", making it challenging, but not impossible, to view optically.