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16 Cygni

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 37.41°   Az: 53.07°   Direction: North-East

16 Cygni is a multiple main-sequence star of spectral class G1 in the constellation of Cygnus.

16 Cygni visual magnitude is 5.96. Because of its faintness, 16 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.

Image of 16 Cygni star
DSS2 image of 16 Cygni. The red arrow shows the motion of 16 Cygni during the next 1000 years (-2.48 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.55 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

19h 42m 29s
+50° 35’ 06”
18h 01m 46s
13h 44m 15s

J2000

19h 41m 48s
+50° 31’ 31”

Galactic Coordinates

83.34°
13.21°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 16 Cygni.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.96
Main-sequence

4.29
G1V
5815K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 16 Cygni is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 16 Cygni. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

16 Cygni is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 16 Cygni double sysyem:

5.96
6.16
0.2
39.2 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

16 Cygni is distant 70.49 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 26 kilometers per second.

21.62
70.49
-26 km/s
-0.149 arcsec/y
-0.153"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO31898
SAO31898
Gl 765.1A

Visibility from Your Location

16 Cygni is circumpolar and transits at 14:31 UTC (altitude: 89.1°)