The star D-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 Ashburn , d-Cyg will become visible around 17:59 (EST), 60° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, becoming tricky to observe after 22:49 when it dips 20° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
D-Cyg
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Object Type
Star
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Other Names
Position
| Constellation: | Cygnus |
| Magnitude: Variable | 5.02 (V) [2] 6.70 (BT) [2] 5.16 (VT) [2] 4.58 (G) [4] 5.29 (BP) [4] 3.90 (RP) [4] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.31 |
| Right ascension: | 19h50m37s [4] |
| Declination: | +52°59'15" [4] |
| Distance: | 61.0 parsec 198.8 lightyrs [4] |
| Proper motion (speed): | 70.1 mas/yr [4] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 188.4° |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 1.10 |
Visibility from Ashburn
All times shown in Ashburn local time.