61 Cygni

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 73.59° Az: 225.49° Direction: South-West

61 Cygni is a variable and multiple main-sequence star of spectral class K7 in the constellation of Cygnus.

61 Cygni visual magnitude is 6.03. Because of its faintness, 61 Cygni is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

DSS2 image of 61 Cygni. The red arrow shows the motion of 61 Cygni during the next 100 years (6.88 arcmin in Right Ascension and 5.35 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 21h 07m 53s

Declination +38° 50’ 38”

Hour Angle 00h 59m 57s

Sideral Time 22h 07m 50s

J2000

Right Ascension 21h 06m 55s

Declination +38° 44’ 35”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 82.25°

Galactic Latitude -5.81°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for 61 Cygni.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.03

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 8.31

Spectral Type K7V

Color Index (B-V) 1.37

Temperature 4000K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 61 Cygni is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 61 Cygni. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

61 Cygni is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the 61 Cygni double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.03

Secondary star magnitude 6.83

Magnitude difference 0.8

Separation 28.7 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

61 Cygni is distant 11.42 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 64 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 3.50

Distance (light year) 11.42

Radial Speed -64 km/s

Proper Motion RA 4.126 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 3.208"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 61 Cygni

Henry Draper Catalogue HD201092

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP104217

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+38 4344

Gliese Catalogue Gl 820 B

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 13546

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS14636

Visibility from Your Location

61 Cygni is circumpolar and transits at 19:44 UTC (altitude: 77.4°)

Set Location

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