E-Cyg (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , e-Cyg will become visible at around 17:26 (EST), 68° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, becoming tricky to observe after 22:58 when it dips 19° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
E-Cyg
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 20h01m21s [4] |
| Declination: | +50°06'16" [4] |
| Constellation: | Cygnus |
| Magnitude: | 5.05 (V) [2] 6.49 (BT) [2] 5.17 (VT) [2] 4.75 (G) [4] 5.30 (BP) [4] 4.06 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 138.7 parsec 452.2 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.12 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 17.3 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 71.5° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -0.66 |
Sources