22 Cygni

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 29.55° Az: 64.01° Direction: East-North-East

22 Cygni is a sub-giant star of spectral class B5 in the constellation of Cygnus.

22 Cygni visual magnitude is 4.94. Because of its moderate brightness, 22 Cygni is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 19h 56m 46s

Declination +38° 33’ 19”

Hour Angle 18h 02m 35s

Sidereal Time 13h 59m 21s

J2000

Right Ascension 19h 55m 51s

Declination +38° 29’ 12”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 73.9°

Galactic Latitude 5.19°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.94

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude -2.90

Spectral Type B5IV

Color Index (B-V) -0.08

Temperature 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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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

Distance (light year) 1,202.95

Radial Speed -30 km/s

Proper Motion Dec 0.002"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 22 Cygni

Henry Draper Catalogue HD188892

SAO Catalogue SAO69101

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP98068

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+38 3817

Visibility from Your Location

22 Cygni is circumpolar and transits at 04:16 UTC (altitude: 77.1°)

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Other stars in Cygnus

22 Cygni

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Other stars in Cygnus

22 Cygni

Celestial Coordinates

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Alternative Designations

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