The star κ-Cyg
Color-magnitude diagram
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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From Fairfield , κ-Cyg is visible in both the dusk and dawn skies. In the evening, it will become visible around 18:04 (EST) as the dusk sky fades, 25° above your north-western horizon. It will then sink towards the horizon, becoming tricky to observe after 19:14 when it dips 17° above your north-western horizon. At 03:12, it will return to an altitude of 17° above your north-eastern horizon, and reach an altitude of 38° before fading from view as dawn breaks around 06:05.
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Name
κ-Cyg
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Object Type
Star
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Position
| Constellation: | Cygnus |
| Magnitude: Variable | 3.79 (V) [1] 4.98 (BT) [1] 3.88 (VT) [1] 3.44 (G) [2] 4.09 (BP) [2] 2.94 (RP) [2] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.93 |
| Right ascension: | 19h17m06s [2] |
| Declination: | +53°22'08" [2] |
| Distance: | 37.0 parsec 120.6 lightyrs [2] |
| Proper motion (speed): | 138.0 mas/yr [2] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 25.9° |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 0.95 |