40 Cygni

40 Cygni is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Cygnus.

40 Cygni visual magnitude is 5.62. Because of its reltive faintness, 40 Cygni should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about 40 Cygni:

Color of 40 Cygni ⬤

Magnitude of 40 Cygni 5.62

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW 40 Cygni is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Altitude: 40°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 40 Cygni

40 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 40 Cygni are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 20h 27m 34s

Declination J2000 +38° 26’ 25”

Galactic Longitude 77.26°

Galactic Latitude -0.02°

Constellation Cygnus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 40 Cygni in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for 40 Cygni.

Visibility of 40 Cygni from your location

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

Today's 40 Cygni rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 51.6° RISE 17:19

Max altitude: 77.0° TRANSIT 5:01

Azimuth: 308.4° SET 16:40

RIGHT NOW 40 Cygni is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of 40 Cygni

The image below is a photograph of 40 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 40 Cygni is -0.023 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.07 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of 40 Cygni. The red arrow shows the motion of 40 Cygni during the next 10000 years (-3.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -11.67 arcmin in declination);

Distance of 40 Cygni from the Sun and relative movement

40 Cygni is distant 270.09 light years from the Sun

Distance (parsec) 82.85 pc

Distance (light year) 270.09 ly

Proper Motion RA -0.023 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.07 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 40 Cygni

40 Cygni belongs to spectral class A3 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude 1.03

Spectral Type A3V

Color Index (B-V) 0.06

Temperature of 40 Cygni 9434K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 40 Cygni is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 40 Cygni. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of 40 Cygni

Flamsteed designation 40 Cygni

Henry Draper Catalogue HD195050

SAO Catalogue SAO70056

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP100907

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+37 3941

In Evidence

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