14 Cygni

Below the horizon. Rise: 17:32 | Tran: 0:29 | Set: 7:25

Alt: -2.97° Az: 316.11° Direction: North-West

14 Cygni is a giant star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Cygnus.

14 Cygni visual magnitude is 5.4. Because of its faintness, 14 Cygni is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 19h 40m 16s

Declination +42° 52’ 41”

Hour Angle 07h 16m 27s

Sidereal Time 02h 56m 44s

J2000

Right Ascension 19h 39m 26s

Declination +42° 49’ 05”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 76.16°

Galactic Latitude 10.03°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.4

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.21

Spectral Type B9III

Color Index (B-V) -0.08

Temperature 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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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

Distance (light year) 684.87

Radial Speed -28 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.022 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.031"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 14 Cygni

Henry Draper Catalogue HD185872

SAO Catalogue SAO48691

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP96693

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+42 3413

FK5 Catalogue 3572

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 14 Cygni rise, transit and set times from Alua, Philippines are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Manila):

Azimuth: 47.1° RISE 17:32

Max altitude: 62.4° TRANSIT 0:29

Azimuth: 312.9° SET 7:25

Name:	Alua, Philippines
Latitude:	15° 18' 41.4" N
Longitude:	120° 53' 38.4" E
Timezone:	Asia/Manila

Set Location

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