κ-Cyg (Star)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , κ-Cyg will become visible at around 17:26 (EST), 61° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, becoming tricky to observe after 22:59 when it dips 17° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
κ-Cyg
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Object type
Star
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Other names
Position
| Right ascension: | 19h17m06s [4] |
| Declination: | +53°22'08" [4] |
| Constellation: | Cygnus |
| Magnitude: Variable | 3.79 (V) [2] 4.98 (BT) [2] 3.88 (VT) [2] 3.54 (G) [4] 4.09 (BP) [4] 2.91 (RP) [4] |
| Distance: | 37.8 parsec 123.1 lightyrs [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.93 |
| Proper motion (speed): | 136.6 mas/yr[4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 25.8° |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 0.90 |
Sources