71 Cygni
Above the horizon.
Circumpolar today
Alt: 9.66°
Az: 346.08°
Direction: North-North-West
71 Cygni is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Cygnus.
71 Cygni visual magnitude is 5.24. Because of its faintness, 71 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 71 Cygni. The red arrow shows the motion of 71 Cygni during the next
1000 years (0.75 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.73 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Simplified finder chart for 71 Cygni.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
Simplified finder chart for 71 Cygni.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 71 Cygni is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of 71 Cygni.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
71 Cygni is distant 223.59 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 19 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
71 Cygni is circumpolar and transits at 21:37 UTC (altitude: 85.2°)