CH Cygni

CH Cygni
Location of CH Cygni (circled)
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Cygnus
Right ascension 19h 24m 33.06773s
Declination +50° 14 29.1263
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.60 – 8.49
Characteristics
Spectral type M7IIIab + Be
Variable type Z And and SR
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−59.74 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −7.09 mas/yr
Dec.: −59.74 mas/yr
Parallax (π)5.4642±0.2172 mas
Distance600 ± 20 ly
(183 ± 7 pc)
Orbit
Period (P)15.58±0.13 yr
Semi-major axis (a)8.5 AU
Eccentricity (e)0.122±0.024
Inclination (i)84°
Semi-amplitude (K1)
(primary)
4.45±0.12 km/s
Details
Red giant
Mass2 M
Radius280 R
Luminosity5012 L
Temperature3,100 K
White dwarf
Mass0.7 M
Luminosity0.25 L
Other designations
HD 182917, BD+49°2999, HIP 95413, SAO 31632
Database references
SIMBADdata

CH Cygni (CH Cyg / HIP 95413 / BD +49 2999) is a red giant, variable, symbiotic binary in the constellation Cygnus.