Cygnus OB2 #8A

GPTKB entity

Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:star
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude 9.06
gptkbp:component gptkb:Cygnus_OB2
Cygnus OB2 #8Aa
Cygnus OB2 #8Ab
gptkbp:declination +41° 18′ 50″
gptkbp:discoveredBy N. R. Walborn
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1973
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth 1,400 parsecs
4,600 light-years
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cygnus OB2 #8A
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Cygnus_constellation
gptkb:Cygnus_OB2_association
gptkbp:luminosity 660,000 times Sun (secondary)
870,000 times Sun (primary)
gptkbp:mass 37 solar masses (secondary)
44 solar masses (primary)
gptkbp:notableFor massive binary system
strong X-ray emission
gptkbp:numberOfConstituents 2
gptkbp:orbitType 21.9 days
gptkbp:otherDesignation 2MASS J20331510+4118500
BD+40°4220
GSC 03161-00808
gptkbp:rightAscension 20h 33m 15.1s
gptkbp:spectralType O5.5III(f)
O6If
gptkbp:variableType binary star system
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cygnus_OB2
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7