ε-Cyg (Star)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.

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From Fairfield , ε-Cyg is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 00:29 (EDT) and reaching an altitude of 50° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:39.

Name ε-Cyg
Object type Star
Other names
ε-Cyg
Epsilon Cygni
53-Cyg
53 Cygni
HR 7949[1]
HD 197989
HIP 102488[3]
TYC 2695-4139-1[2]
Position
Right ascension:20h46m12s [2]
Declination:+33°58'12" [2]
Constellation:Cygnus
Magnitude:2.46 (V) [2]
3.79 (BT) [2]
2.57 (VT) [2]
Distance:22.3 parsec
72.7 lightyrs [3]
B-V Color (mag):1.04
Proper motion (speed):485.6 mas/yr[3]
Proper motion (pos ang):47.1°
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):0.72

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