20 Cygni
Above the horizon.
Circumpolar today
Alt: 88.12°
Az: 41.50°
Direction: North-East
20 Cygni is a variable giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Cygnus.
20 Cygni visual magnitude is 5.03. Because of its faintness, 20 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 20 Cygni. The red arrow shows the motion of 20 Cygni during the next
10000 years (-1.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -11.33 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for 20 Cygni.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 20 Cygni is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of 20 Cygni.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
20 Cygni is distant 192.22 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 20 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
20 Cygni is circumpolar and transits at 01:12 UTC (altitude: 88.6°)