The nature of the Cygnus extreme B-supergiant 2MASS J20395358+4222505

Abstract

2MASS J20395358+4222505 is an obscured early B supergiant near the massive OB star association Cyg OB2. Despite its bright infrared magnitude (K${}_s$=5.82) it has remained largely ignored because of its dim optical magnitude (B=16.63, V=13.68). In a previous paper we classified it as a highly reddened, potentially extremely luminous, early B-type supergiant. We obtained its spectrum in the U, B and R spectral bands during commissioning observations with the instrument MEGARA@GTC. It displays a particularly strong H$\alpha$ emission for its spectral type, B1 Ia. The star seems to be in an intermediate phase between super- and hypergiant, a group that it will probably join in the near (astronomical) future. We observe a radial velocity difference between individual observations and determine the stellar parameters, obtaining T${}_{eff}$ = 24000 K, logg${}_c$= 2.88 $\pm$ 0.15. The rotational velocity found is large for a B-supergiant, vsini= 110 $\pm$ 25 km s${}^{-1}$. The abundance pattern is consistent with solar, with a mild C underabundance (based on a single line). Assuming that J20395358+4222505 is at the distance of Cyg OB2 we derive the radius from infrared photometry, finding R= 41.2 $\pm$ 4.0 R${}_{\odot }$, log(L/L${}_{\odot }$)= 5.71 $\pm$ 0.04 and a spectroscopic mass of 46.5 $\pm$ 15.0 M${}_{\odot }$. The clumped mass-loss rate (clumping factor 10) is very high for the spectral type, $\dot{M}$ = 2.4x10${}^{-6}$ M${}_{\odot }$ a${}^{-1}$. The high rotational velocity and mass-loss rate place the star at the hot side of the bi-stability jump. Together with the nearly solar CNO abundance pattern, they may also point to evolution in a binary system, J20395358+4222505 being the initial secondary.

Accepted for publication in MNRAS, 13 pages, 9 figures

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