76 Cygni

76 Cygni is a multiple main-sequence star in the constellation of Cygnus.

76 Cygni visual magnitude is 6.11. Because of its reltive faintness, 76 Cygni should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about 76 Cygni:

Color of 76 Cygni ⬤

Magnitude of 76 Cygni 6.11

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW 76 Cygni is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Altitude: 58°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of 76 Cygni

76 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 76 Cygni are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 21h 41m 34s

Declination J2000 +40° 48’ 19”

Galactic Longitude 88.54°

Galactic Latitude -9.06°

Constellation Cygnus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of 76 Cygni in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for 76 Cygni.

Visibility of 76 Cygni from your location

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

76 Cygni is circumpolar and transits at 04:59 UTC (altitude: 79.3°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of 76 Cygni

The image below is a photograph of 76 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 76 Cygni is -0.012 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.046 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of 76 Cygni. The red arrow shows the motion of 76 Cygni during the next 10000 years (-2.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -7.67 arcmin in declination);

Distance of 76 Cygni from the Sun and relative movement

76 Cygni is distant 455.31 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 139.66 pc

Distance (light year) 455.31 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 3 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.012 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.046 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of 76 Cygni

76 Cygni belongs to spectral class A2 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude 0.38

Spectral Type A2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.07

Temperature of 76 Cygni 9328K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 76 Cygni is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 76 Cygni. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

76 Cygni star system properties

76 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 76 Cygni double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.11

Secondary star magnitude 10.11

Magnitude difference 4

Separation 62.1 arcsec

Alternative designations of 76 Cygni

Flamsteed designation 76 Cygni

Henry Draper Catalogue HD206538

SAO Catalogue SAO51189

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP107097

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+40 4611

In Evidence

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