57 Cygni
Above the horizon.
Circumpolar today
Alt: 8.06°
Az: 16.57°
Direction: North-North-East
57 Cygni is a variable main-sequence star of spectral class B5 in the constellation of Cygnus.
57 Cygni visual magnitude is 4.78. Because of its moderate brightness, 57 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 57 Cygni. The red arrow shows the motion of 57 Cygni during the next
10000 years (1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.17 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Simplified finder chart for 57 Cygni.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
Simplified finder chart for 57 Cygni.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 57 Cygni is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of 57 Cygni.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
57 Cygni is distant 500.77 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 20 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
57 Cygni is circumpolar and transits at 20:53 UTC (altitude: 83.0°)