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33 Cygni

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 18.83°   Az: 351.34°   Direction: North

33 Cygni is a variable sub-giant star of spectral class A3 in the constellation of Cygnus.

33 Cygni visual magnitude is 4.3. Because of its moderate brightness, 33 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.

Image of 33 Cygni star
DSS2 image of 33 Cygni. The red arrow shows the motion of 33 Cygni during the next 10000 years (10.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 13.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

20h 13m 58s
+56° 38’ 41”
10h 59m 56s
07h 13m 55s

J2000

20h 13m 23s
+56° 34’ 04”

Galactic Coordinates

91.08°
12.06°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for 33 Cygni.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.3
Sub-giant

0.95
A3IV
8932K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 33 Cygni is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of 33 Cygni. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

33 Cygni is distant 152.27 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 18 kilometers per second.

46.71
152.27
-18 km/s
0.063 arcsec/y
0.083"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO32378
SAO32378

Visibility from Your Location

33 Cygni is circumpolar and transits at 10:46 UTC (altitude: 84.8°)