W-Cyg (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , W-Cyg is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 21:02 (EDT) and reaching an altitude of 54° above the north-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:23.
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Name
W-Cyg
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 21h36m02s [4] |
| Declination: | +45°22'28" [4] |
| Constellation: | Cygnus |
| Magnitude: Variable | 6.04 (V) [2] 7.72 (BT) [2] 6.18 (VT) [2] 3.53 (G) [4] 6.09 (BP) [4] 2.47 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 193.2 parsec 629.8 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.31 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 62.0 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 89.8° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -0.39 |
Sources