22 Cygni

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

22 Cygni visual magnitude is 4.94. Because of its moderate brightness, 22 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 22 Cygni:

Color of 22 Cygni ⬤

Magnitude of 22 Cygni 4.94

Class Sub-giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW 22 Cygni is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 8°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 22 Cygni

22 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 22 Cygni are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 19h 55m 51s

Declination J2000 +38° 29’ 12”

Galactic Longitude 73.9°

Galactic Latitude 5.19°

Constellation Cygnus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 22 Cygni in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for 22 Cygni.

Visibility of 22 Cygni from your location

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

Today's 22 Cygni rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 51.5° RISE 20:08

Max altitude: 77.0° TRANSIT 7:57

Azimuth: 308.5° SET 19:42

RIGHT NOW 22 Cygni is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of 22 Cygni

The image below is a photograph of 22 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 22 Cygni is 0 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.002 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of 22 Cygni. The red arrow shows the motion of 22 Cygni during the next 100000 years (0.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.33 arcmin in declination);

Distance of 22 Cygni from the Sun and relative movement

22 Cygni is distant 1,202.95 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 30 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 369.00 pc

Distance (light year) 1,202.95 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -30 km/s

Proper Motion Dec 0.002 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 22 Cygni

22 Cygni belongs to spectral class B5 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.

Absolute magnitude -2.90

Spectral Type B5IV

Color Index (B-V) -0.08

Temperature of 22 Cygni 11247K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 22 Cygni is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 22 Cygni. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of 22 Cygni

Flamsteed designation 22 Cygni

Henry Draper Catalogue HD188892

SAO Catalogue SAO69101

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP98068

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+38 3817

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