33 Cygni

33 Cygni
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Cygnus
Right ascension 20h 13m 23.86661s
Declination +56° 34 03.7999
Apparent magnitude (V) 4.28
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage main sequence
Spectral type A3 IV–Vn
B−V color index 0.114±0.001
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−16.13±2.53 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +61.82 mas/yr
Dec.: +82.18 mas/yr
Parallax (π)20.48±0.12 mas
Distance159.3 ± 0.9 ly
(48.8 ± 0.3 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)0.84
Details
Mass2.33±0.01 M
Radius2.76 R
Luminosity44.3±1.0 L
Temperature8,395+97
−96
 K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)243 km/s
Age400 Myr
Other designations
33 Cyg, BD+56°2376, FK5 758, HD 192696, HIP 99655, HR 7740, SAO 32378, WDS J20145+3648A
Database references
SIMBADdata

33 Cygni is a single star located 159 light years away in the northern constellation Cygnus. It is visible to the naked eye as a white-hued star with an apparent visual magnitude of 4.28. The star is moving closer to the Earth with a heliocentric radial velocity of −16 km/s. Eggen (1995) listed it as a proper motion candidate for membership in the IC 2391 supercluster.

This star has a stellar classification of A3 IV–Vn, showing a spectrum with traits intermediate between an A-type main-sequence star and an evolving subgiant star. The 'n' suffix indicates "nebulous" absorption lines due to rapid rotation. It is about 400 million years old with a high projected rotational velocity of 243 km/s. This rate of spin is giving the star an oblate shape with a pronounced equatorial bulge that is an estimated 28% wider than the polar radius.

33 Cyg has 2.33 times the mass of the Sun and 2.76 times the Sun's radius. The star is radiating 44 times the Sun's luminosity from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 8,395 K. It displays an infrared excess that suggests an orbiting debris disk with a temperature of 500 K at a mean distance of 1.80 AU from the host star.