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19 Cygni

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 0.66°   Az: 352.50°   Direction: North

19 Cygni is a variable and multiple giant star of spectral class M2 in the constellation of Cygnus.

19 Cygni visual magnitude is 5.12. Because of its faintness, 19 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 19 Cygni star
DSS2 image of 19 Cygni. The red arrow shows the motion of 19 Cygni during the next 1000 years (0.18 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.78 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

19h 51m 27s
+38° 47’ 15”
11h 21m 27s
07h 12m 54s

J2000

19h 50m 34s
+38° 43’ 20”

Galactic Coordinates

73.57°
6.2°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 19 Cygni.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.12
Giant

-1.35
M2III
3528K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 19 Cygni is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 19 Cygni. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

19 Cygni is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 19 Cygni double sysyem:

5.12
11.52
6.4
55.5 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

19 Cygni is distant 641.73 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 39 kilometers per second.

196.85
641.73
-39 km/s
0.011 arcsec/y
0.107"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO68947
SAO68947

Visibility from Your Location

19 Cygni is circumpolar and transits at 10:04 UTC (altitude: 77.3°)