The star D-Cyg
Color-magnitude diagram
Red-band image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
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From Fairfield , d-Cyg will become visible around 19:10 (EDT) as the dusk sky fades, 77° above your northern horizon. It will then sink towards the horizon, becoming tricky to observe after 02:26 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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Position
| Constellation: | Cygnus |
| Magnitude: Variable | 5.02 (V) [1] 6.70 (BT) [1] 5.16 (VT) [1] 4.58 (G) [2] 5.29 (BP) [2] 3.90 (RP) [2] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.31 |
| Right ascension: | 19h50m37s [2] |
| Declination: | +52°59'15" [2] |
| Distance: | 61.0 parsec 198.8 lightyrs [2] |
| Proper motion (speed): | 70.1 mas/yr [2] |
| Proper motion (pos ang): | 188.4° |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | 1.10 |