23 Cygni
Above the horizon.
Circumpolar today
Alt: 64.64°
Az: 59.04°
Direction: East-North-East
23 Cygni is a main-sequence star of spectral class B5 in the constellation of Cygnus.
23 Cygni visual magnitude is 5.14. Because of its faintness, 23 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 23 Cygni. The red arrow shows the motion of 23 Cygni during the next
10000 years (1.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.17 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Simplified finder chart for 23 Cygni.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
Simplified finder chart for 23 Cygni.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 23 Cygni is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of 23 Cygni.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
23 Cygni is distant 637.96 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 25 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
23 Cygni is circumpolar and transits at 18:50 UTC (altitude: 83.9°)