42 Cygni
42 Cygni is a supergiant star in the constellation of Cygnus.
42 Cygni visual magnitude is 5.88. Because of its reltive faintness, 42 Cygni should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.
The proper motion of 42 Cygni is 0.004 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.001 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Key facts about 42 Cygni
42 Cygni is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.
Altitude: 35.9°
Azimuth: 285.5°
Direction: West-North-West
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 42 Cygni
42 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 42 Cygni are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of 42 Cygni in the sky:
Visibility of 42 Cygni from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's 42 Cygni rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):
Distance of 42 Cygni from the Sun and relative movement
42 Cygni is distant 1,689.12 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 18 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of 42 Cygni
42 Cygni belongs to spectral class A1 and has a luminosity class of I corresponding to a supergiant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 42 Cygni is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
