61-Cyg (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , 61-Cyg will become visible at around 17:38 (EST), 81° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 01:58.
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Name
61-Cyg
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 21h07m00s [4] |
| Declination: | +38°45'21" [4] |
| Constellation: | Cygnus |
| Magnitude: Variable | 5.96 (V) [2] 7.64 (BT) [2] 6.10 (VT) [2] 5.45 (G) [4] 6.27 (BP) [4] 4.56 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 3.5 parsec 11.4 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.31 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 5.18 arcsec/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 52.5° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 8.24 |
Sources