42-Cyg (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , 42-Cyg will become visible at around 17:38 (EST), 73° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 01:02.
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Name
42-Cyg
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 20h29m20s [4] |
| Declination: | +36°27'16" [4] |
| Constellation: | Cygnus |
| Magnitude: | 5.91 (V) [2] 6.37 (BT) [2] 5.95 (VT) [2] 5.74 (G) [4] 6.00 (BP) [4] 5.29 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 1.2 kpc 3.8 klyr [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.36 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 3.1 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 136.0° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -4.43 |
Sources