Cygni B

61 Cygni B

This star is part of the Cygni Star System. It is also known as Deneb Star System. For political and historical information, see "Deneb System "

Pre Astro Information
This star is a orange-red main sequence dwarf star of spectral and luminosity type K4.7-7.0 Ve. This star probably has about 63 percent of Sol's mass (RECONS), 67 percent of its diameter (Johnson and Wright, 1983, page 699), and about 3.9 percent of its luminosity. Dust has also been found around this star, which appears to be a variable and has been given the New Suspected Variable designation NSV 13546. Useful star catalogue numbers for 61 Cygni B include: HR 8086, Gl 820 B, Hip 104217, HD 201092, BD+38 4344, LHS 63, Struve 2758 B, and ADS 14636 B.