Albireo (Beta Cygni) (Aug 4, 2003)
Type:
Giant star (Class K3II) /
Main sequence star (Class B0V)
Brightness:
3.09 mag / 5.11 mag
Visual Distance (Separation):
34''
Distance:
380 ly
Colour:
yellow / blue
Luminosity (Sun = 1):
-
Mass (Sun = 1):
-
Temperature:
-
Diameter:
-
Notes:
The two Albireo components need 7300 years to orbit each other. They are 0.07 lightyears apart - a distance that equals 50 times the diameter of our solar system.

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