W Cyg (Star)
Color-magnitude diagram
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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From Cambridge , W Cyg is visible all night. It will become visible around 20:59 (EDT) as the dusk sky fades, 50° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:45, 86° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:40, 48° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
W Cyg
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Object Type
Star
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Position
| Constellation: | Cygnus |
| Magnitude: Variable | 6.04 (V) [1] 7.72 (BT) [1] 6.18 (VT) [1] 6.74 (G) [2] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.31 |
| Right ascension: | 21h36m02s [2] |
| Declination: | +45°22'28" [2] |
| Distance: | 201.5 parsec 657.0 lightyrs [2] |
| Proper motion (speed): | 63.2 mas/yr [2] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 90.4° |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -0.48 |
Visibility from Cambridge
All times shown in Cambridge local time.