The star C-Cyg
Color-magnitude diagram
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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From Fairfield , c-Cyg is visible in both the dusk and dawn skies. In the evening, it will become visible around 18:07 (EST) as the dusk sky fades, 24° above your north-western horizon. It will then sink towards the horizon, becoming tricky to observe after 18:32 when it dips 21° above your north-western horizon. At 04:21, it will return to an altitude of 21° above your north-eastern horizon, and reach an altitude of 35° before fading from view as dawn breaks around 06:04.
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Name
C-Cyg
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Object Type
Star
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Position
| Constellation: | Cygnus |
| Magnitude: | 5.93 (V) [1] 6.72 (BT) [1] 6.00 (VT) [1] 5.80 (G) [2] 6.16 (BP) [2] 5.34 (RP) [2] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.61 |
| Right ascension: | 19h41m48s [2] |
| Declination: | +50°31'27" [2] |
| Distance: | 21.2 parsec 69.0 lightyrs [2] |
| Proper motion (speed): | 217.4 mas/yr [2] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 223.0° |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 4.31 |
Visibility from Fairfield
All times shown in Fairfield local time.