2 Cygni

2 Cygni is a sub-giant star in the constellation of Cygnus.

2 Cygni visual magnitude is 4.97. Because of its moderate brightness, 2 Cygni should be easily visible from locations with dark skyes, while it can be barely visible, or not visible at all, from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about 2 Cygni:

Color of 2 Cygni ⬤

Magnitude of 2 Cygni 4.97

Class Sub-giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW 2 Cygni is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 2 Cygni

2 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 2 Cygni are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 19h 24m 07s

Declination J2000 +29° 37’ 17”

Galactic Longitude 62.9°

Galactic Latitude 6.63°

Constellation Cygnus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 2 Cygni in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for 2 Cygni.

Visibility of 2 Cygni from your location

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

Today's 2 Cygni rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 60.4° RISE 18:51

Max altitude: 68.1° TRANSIT 3:54

Azimuth: 299.6° SET 12:54

RIGHT NOW 2 Cygni is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of 2 Cygni

The image below is a photograph of 2 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 2 Cygni is 0.013 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.013 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of 2 Cygni. The red arrow shows the motion of 2 Cygni during the next 10000 years (2.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.17 arcmin in declination);

Distance of 2 Cygni from the Sun and relative movement

2 Cygni is distant 774.35 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 21 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 237.53 pc

Distance (light year) 774.35 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -21 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.013 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.013 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 2 Cygni

2 Cygni belongs to spectral class B3 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.

Absolute magnitude -1.91

Spectral Type B3IV

Color Index (B-V) -0.1

Temperature of 2 Cygni 11573K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 2 Cygni is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 2 Cygni. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of 2 Cygni

Flamsteed designation 2 Cygni

Henry Draper Catalogue HD182568

SAO Catalogue SAO87159

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP95372

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+29 3584

FK5 Catalogue 3550

In Evidence

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