X-Cyg (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , X-Cyg is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 21:57 (EDT) and reaching an altitude of 63° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:27.
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Name
X-Cyg
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 20h43m24s [4] |
| Declination: | +35°35'15" [4] |
| Constellation: | Cygnus |
| Magnitude: Variable | 6.40 (V) [2] 7.83 (BT) [2] 6.52 (VT) [2] 6.20 (G) [4] 6.81 (BP) [4] 5.44 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 1.1 kpc 3.7 klyr [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.11 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 8.4 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 232.6° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -3.86 |
Sources