59 Cygni

59 Cygni is a variable and multiple star in the constellation of Cygnus.

59 Cygni visual magnitude is 4.74. Because of its moderate brightness, 59 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 59 Cygni:

Color of 59 Cygni ⬤

Magnitude of 59 Cygni 4.74

Class

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW 59 Cygni is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 10°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 59 Cygni

59 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 59 Cygni are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 20h 59m 49s

Declination J2000 +47° 31’ 15”

Galactic Longitude 88.03°

Galactic Latitude 0.97°

Constellation Cygnus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 59 Cygni in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for 59 Cygni.

Visibility of 59 Cygni from your location

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

59 Cygni is circumpolar and transits at 09:01 UTC (altitude: 86.0°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of 59 Cygni

The image below is a photograph of 59 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 59 Cygni is 0.006 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.002 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of 59 Cygni. The red arrow shows the motion of 59 Cygni during the next 100000 years (10.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.33 arcmin in declination);

Distance of 59 Cygni from the Sun and relative movement

59 Cygni is distant 1,124.14 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 344.83 pc

Distance (light year) 1,124.14 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 1 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.006 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.002 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 59 Cygni

59 Cygni belongs to spectral class B1

Absolute magnitude -2.95

Spectral Type B1

Color Index (B-V) -0.05

Temperature of 59 Cygni 10795K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 59 Cygni is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 59 Cygni. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

59 Cygni star system properties

59 Cygni is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 59 Cygni double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 4.74

Secondary star magnitude 9.14

Magnitude difference 4.4

Separation 20.1 arcsec

Alternative designations of 59 Cygni

Flamsteed designation 59 Cygni

Henry Draper Catalogue HD200120

SAO Catalogue SAO50335

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP103632

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+46 3133

FK5 Catalogue 1551

General Catalogue of Variable Stars V832 Cyg

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS14526

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