Delta Cygni

GPTKB entity

Statements (97)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:star
gptkbp:age approximately 1 billion years
600 million years
gptkbp:apparent_magnitude 4.3
3.7
+0.5
gptkbp:average_temperature 7500 K
approximately 8000 K
gptkbp:common_name gptkb:Alderamin
gptkbp:companion_separation approximately 50 AU
gptkbp:components two stars
gptkbp:constellation gptkb:Cygnus
gptkbp:contains_star gptkb:Delta_Cygni_B
A-type main-sequence star
gptkbp:coordinates +30.0°
120.0°
l = 75.0°, b = +2.0°
gptkbp:cultural_heritage 20 Cygni
gptkbp:cultural_references mentioned in various star catalogs
gptkbp:cultural_symbol gptkb:true
gptkbp:declination +61° 46′ 50″
+30° 24' 27''
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:William_Herschel
gptkbp:discovery_year 1783
gptkbp:distance approximately 50 light years
15.3 parsecs
gptkbp:distance_from_earth 50 light years
gptkbp:eccentricity 0.2
gptkbp:has_bayer_designation gptkb:Delta_Cygni
gptkbp:has_color gptkb:white
0.1
0.3
gptkbp:has_henry_draper_designation HD 187642
gptkbp:has_historical_significance used by ancient navigators
gptkbp:has_luminosity 20 solar luminosities
gptkbp:has_mechanic -0.020 arcseconds/year
-0.045 arcseconds/year
+20.0 mas/yr
-10.0 mas/yr
gptkbp:has_radius 1.8 solar radii
gptkbp:has_spectral_type gptkb:A5_V
A-type
A7 V
gptkbp:has_title HIP 100453
Hip 97834
gptkbp:historical_significance used for navigation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Delta Cygni
gptkbp:included star catalogs
gptkbp:is_associated_with gptkb:mythology
gptkbp:is_known_for brightness
its binary nature
gptkbp:is_located_in gptkb:Northern_Hemisphere
gptkbp:is_located_near 50 light years from Earth
gptkbp:is_observed_in telescopes
amateur astronomy
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:star
gptkb:scientific_research
gptkb:Milky_Way_Galaxy
star charts
constellation Cygnus
star clusters
stellar nurseries
astronomical catalogs
stellar associations
gptkbp:is_referenced_in astronomical literature
gptkbp:is_studied_for stellar evolution
gptkbp:is_studied_in astrophysics
gptkbp:is_used_in gptkb:navigation
celestial navigation
gptkbp:is_visible_from gptkb:Earth
gptkb:true
high
summer months
visible to the naked eye
gptkbp:known_as gptkb:Alderamin
gptkbp:lighting not variable
gptkbp:location northern hemisphere
gptkbp:mass 1.5 solar masses
gptkbp:mass_ratio 1.67
gptkbp:metallicity solar metallicity
gptkbp:orbital_period approximately 10 days
10.2 days
gptkbp:parallax 0.065 arcseconds
gptkbp:primary_star gptkb:Delta_Cygni_A
gptkbp:region Galactic Plane
gptkbp:right_ascension 20h 42m 42.0s
20h 25m 24.0s
gptkbp:rotation_period approximately 12 days
gptkbp:scientific_classification gptkb:star
gptkbp:secondary_star gptkb:Delta_Cygni_B
gptkbp:specification Delta Cyg
gptkbp:system gptkb:true
1 billion years
gptkbp:type gptkb:star
gptkbp:type_of gptkb:main-sequence_star
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cygnus
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5