68 Cygni
Above the horizon.
Circumpolar today
Alt: 9.29°
Az: 22.22°
Direction: North-North-East
68 Cygni is a variable giant star of spectral class O7 in the constellation of Cygnus.
68 Cygni visual magnitude is 5. Because of its moderate brightness, 68 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 68 Cygni. The red arrow shows the motion of 68 Cygni during the next
100000 years (10.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -15.00 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Simplified finder chart for 68 Cygni.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
Simplified finder chart for 68 Cygni.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 68 Cygni is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of 68 Cygni.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
68 Cygni is distant 32,600,000.00 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
68 Cygni is circumpolar and transits at 22:05 UTC (altitude: 82.6°)