14 Cygni

14 Cygni is a giant star in the constellation of Cygnus.

14 Cygni visual magnitude is 5.4. Because of its reltive faintness, 14 Cygni should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about 14 Cygni:

Color of 14 Cygni ⬤

Magnitude of 14 Cygni 5.4

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW 14 Cygni is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 57°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 14 Cygni

14 Cygni is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of 14 Cygni are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 19h 39m 26s

Declination J2000 +42° 49’ 05”

Galactic Longitude 76.16°

Galactic Latitude 10.03°

Constellation Cygnus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 14 Cygni in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for 14 Cygni.

Visibility of 14 Cygni from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

14 Cygni is circumpolar and transits at 07:37 UTC (altitude: 81.3°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of 14 Cygni

The image below is a photograph of 14 Cygni from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of 14 Cygni is 0.022 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.031 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of 14 Cygni. The red arrow shows the motion of 14 Cygni during the next 10000 years (3.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 5.17 arcmin in declination);

Distance of 14 Cygni from the Sun and relative movement

14 Cygni is distant 684.87 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 28 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 210.08 pc

Distance (light year) 684.87 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -28 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.022 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.031 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 14 Cygni

14 Cygni belongs to spectral class B9 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude -1.21

Spectral Type B9III

Color Index (B-V) -0.08

Temperature of 14 Cygni 11247K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 14 Cygni is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 14 Cygni. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of 14 Cygni

Flamsteed designation 14 Cygni

Henry Draper Catalogue HD185872

SAO Catalogue SAO48691

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP96693

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+42 3413

FK5 Catalogue 3572

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