Y Cygni
Y Cygni is an eclipsing binary|eclipsing and double-lined spectroscopic binary star system in the constellation of Cygnus. It is located about 4,900 light-years from Earth. The system was one of the first binaries with a convincing detection of the apsidal precession.
The two stars, being O-type star main-sequence star|main-sequence stars, orbit each other with a period of nearly 3 days.
Observation history
The early type of Y Cyg made it a popular target for astronomers in the past, and spectroscopic orbits have been historically computed numerous times. The first of these studies was published in 1920 by John Stanley Plaskett. Extensive spectroscopic studies of Y Cyg were carried out as early as 1930. Several follow-ups to these have been published in 1959, 1971, and 1979. The latter of these contained an estimate of the period of apsidal precession.
The first complete photometric study was made in 1931, and the first complete light curve was constructed in 1959. The light curve was later re-analyzed in 1980.
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