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χ Cygni (chi Cygni)

Above the horizon.  Rise: 0:21 | Tran: 9:57 | Set: 19:32
Alt: 70.71°   Az: 199.29°   Direction: South-South-West

χ Cygni is a variable and double star of spectral class S6 in the constellation of Cygnus.

χ Cygni visual magnitude is 4.23. Because of its moderate brightness, χ 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.

Image of χ Cygni (chi Cygni) star
DSS2 image of χ Cygni. The red arrow shows the motion of χ Cygni during the next 10000 years (-4.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

19h 51m 31s
+32° 58’ 45”
00h 29m 53s
20h 21m 25s

J2000

19h 50m 33s
+32° 54’ 51”

Galactic Coordinates

68.54°
3.28°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for χ Cygni (chi Cygni).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.23

-0.90
S6
3368K

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

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

Star System Properties

χ 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 χ Cygni double sysyem:

4.23
9.43
5.2
158 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

χ Cygni is distant 345.71 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

106.04
345.71
-2 km/s
-0.027 arcsec/y
-0.04"/y

Alternative Designations

χ Cygni
(chi Cygni)
SAO68943
SAO68943

Visibility from Your Location

Today's χ Cygni (chi Cygni) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 57.0°
Max altitude: 71.5°
Azimuth: 303.0°