29 Cygni

Above the horizon. Rise: 10:47 | Tran: 21:26 | Set: 8:08

Alt: 11.37° Az: 43.09° Direction: North-East

29 Cygni is a variable and multiple main-sequence star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Cygnus.

29 Cygni visual magnitude is 4.97. Because of its moderate brightness, 29 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 29 Cygni. The red arrow shows the motion of 29 Cygni during the next 10000 years (11.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 11.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 20h 15m 27s

Declination +36° 52’ 58”

Hour Angle 15h 47m 25s

Sideral Time 12h 02m 52s

J2000

Right Ascension 20h 14m 31s

Declination +36° 48’ 23”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 74.45°

Galactic Latitude 1.17°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for 29 Cygni.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.97

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 1.90

Spectral Type A2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.14

Temperature 8658K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 29 Cygni is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 29 Cygni. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

29 Cygni is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 29 Cygni double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 4.97

Secondary star magnitude 6.57

Magnitude difference 1.6

Separation 212.4 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

29 Cygni is distant 133.77 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 17 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 41.03

Distance (light year) 133.77

Radial Speed -17 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.068 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.07"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 29 Cygni

Henry Draper Catalogue HD192640

SAO Catalogue SAO69678

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP99770

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+36 3955

General Catalogue of Variable Stars V1644 Cyg

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 29 Cygni rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 53.1° RISE 10:47

Max altitude: 75.4° TRANSIT 21:26

Azimuth: 306.9° SET 8:08

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Cygnus