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DH Cephei

DH Cephei is at the center of this image of the NGC 7380 complex
Observation data Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation	Cepheus
Right ascension	22 46 54.111
Declination	+58° 05′ 03.53″
Apparent magnitude (V)	8.61 (8.63 – 8.70)
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage	Main sequence
Spectral type	O5.5 V + O6 V
B−V color index	0.334±0.041
Variable type	Ellipsoidal
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)	−33.4±3.2 km/s
Proper motion (μ)	RA: −2.599 mas/yr Dec.: −2.236 mas/yr
Parallax (π)	0.3397 ± 0.0138 mas
Distance	9,600 ± 400 ly (2,900 ± 100 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)	−4.66±0.25 (A) −4.55±0.25 (B)
Orbit
Period (P)	2.11095 d
Semi-major axis (a)	≥9.79±0.17 R☉
Eccentricity (e)	0.0 (fixed)
Periastron epoch (T)	2,456,525.564±0.006 HJD
Details
A
Mass	25.0 or 38.4±2.5 M☉
Radius	8.31 R☉
Luminosity	2.34×10 L☉
Surface gravity (log g)	4.3±0.3 cgs
Temperature	44,000 K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)	175 km/s
B
Mass	16.8 or 33.4±2.2 M☉
Radius	7.76 R☉
Luminosity	1.86×10 L☉
Surface gravity (log g)	4.3±0.2 cgs
Temperature	43,000 K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)	160 km/s
Other designations
DH Cep, BD+57° 2607, HD 215835, HIP 112470, WDS 22469+5805
Database references
SIMBAD	data

DH Cephei is a variable binary star system in the northern circumpolar constellation of Cepheus, positioned about two degrees to the east of the star system Delta Cephei. With an apparent visual magnitude of 8.61, it is too faint to be visible without a telescope. Based on parallax measurements, this system is located at a distance of approximately 9.6 kilolight-years (2.9 kiloparsecs) from the Sun. At present it is moving closer to the Earth with a radial velocity of −33 km/s.

This is a double-lined spectroscopic binary system consisting of two near-identical, massive, O-type main sequence stars. Evolutionary tracks place the stars close to the zero age main sequence, with an age of less than two million years. This is a detached binary with a close orbit having a period of 2.11 days, and the orbit is assumed to have circularized. The orbital plane is estimated to be inclined by an angle of 47°±1° to the line of sight from the Earth, which yields mass estimates of 38 and 34 times the mass of the Sun. Although initially suspected to be an eclipsing binary and given a variable star designation, it doesn't appear to be eclipsing. Instead, the system displays ellipsoidal light variations that are caused by tidal distortions.

This system lies at the center of the young open cluster NGC 7380. It is the primary ionizing source for the surrounding H II region designated S142. The pair are a source of X-ray emission, which may be the result of colliding stellar winds. Their measured X-ray luminosity is 3.2×10 erg s. The location and rare class of these stars make them an important object for astronomical studies.

References

1. ^ "HD 215835". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2020-10-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
2. ^ Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (2021). "Gaia Early Data Release 3: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 649: A1. arXiv:2012.01533. Bibcode:2021A&A...649A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202039657. S2CID 227254300. (Erratum: doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202039657e). Gaia EDR3 record for this source at VizieR.
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9. ^ Krtička, J.; et al. (July 2015), "X-ray irradiation of the winds in binaries with massive components", Astronomy & Astrophysics, 579: 15, arXiv:1505.03411, Bibcode:2015A&A...579A.111K, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201525637, S2CID 119120927, A111.
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13. Lata, Sneh; et al. (March 2016), "Variable stars in young open star cluster NGC 7380", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 456 (3): 2505–2517, arXiv:1511.08892, Bibcode:2016MNRAS.456.2505L, doi:10.1093/mnras/stv2800, S2CID 118473907.

v t e Constellation of Cepheus
List of stars in Cepheus Cepheus in Chinese astronomy
Stars	Bayer α (Alderamin) β (Alfirk) γ (Errai) δ ε ζ η θ ι κ λ μ (Garnet Star) ν ξ (Kurhah) ο π ρ ρ Flamsteed 7 9 11 14 16 19 24 2 UMi Variable AR T V W RW VV VW WZ DH DO MY PV S SS ST U V354 V381 V419 HR 597 881 7955 8281 8442 8702 8748 8938 9038 HD 1 197911 204521 Other Gliese 809 WISE 0313+7807 WR 156 IRAS 23077+6707
Exoplanets γ Cephei Ab (Tadmor) TOI-1431 b
Star clusters	NGC 188 6939 7023 7129 7142 7160 7380 7419 7429 7510 Other Palomar 1
Nebulae	NGC NGC 40 NGC 7129 NGC 7139 NGC 7354 NGC 7538 NGC 7822 Other Seahorse Nebula Elephant's Trunk Nebula Ghost Nebula Gyulbudaghian's Nebula IC 1396 Iris Nebula L1157 S 155 SSTGFLS J222557+601148
Galaxies	NGC 2276 2300 6952 Other 3C 61.1 S5 0014+81 NVSS 2146+82 UGC 11861
Category

• O-type main-sequence stars
• Rotating ellipsoidal variables
• Spectroscopic binaries
• Cepheus (constellation)
• Durchmusterung objects
• Henry Draper Catalogue objects
• Hipparcos objects
• Objects with variable star designations