55 Cygni
55 Cygni is a variable and double supergiant star in the constellation of Cygnus.
55 Cygni visual magnitude is 4.84. Because of its moderate brightness, 55 Cygni should be easily visible from locations with dark skyes, while it can be barely visible, or not visible at all, from skyes affected by light pollution.
The table below summarizes the key facts about 55 Cygni:
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 55 Cygni
55 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 55 Cygni are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of 55 Cygni in the sky:
Visibility of 55 Cygni from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
55 Cygni is circumpolar and transits at 02:00 UTC (altitude: 84.6°)
Digitized Sky Survey image of 55 Cygni
The image below is a photograph of 55 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 55 Cygni is 0.004 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Distance of 55 Cygni from the Sun and relative movement
55 Cygni is distant 2,248.28 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of 55 Cygni
55 Cygni belongs to spectral class B3 and has a luminosity class of I corresponding to a supergiant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 55 Cygni is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
55 Cygni star system properties
55 Cygni is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 55 Cygni double sysyem: