ι2 Cygni (iota2 Cygni)
Above the horizon.
Circumpolar today
Alt: 34.25°
Az: 312.13°
Direction: North-West
ι2 Cygni is a main-sequence star of spectral class A5 in the constellation of Cygnus.
ι2 Cygni visual magnitude is 3.79. Because of its moderate brightness, ι2 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 ι2 Cygni. The red arrow shows the motion of ι2 Cygni during the next
1000 years (0.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.17 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Simplified finder chart for ι2 Cygni (iota2 Cygni).
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
Simplified finder chart for ι2 Cygni (iota2 Cygni).
The red dot in the diagram below shows where ι2 Cygni is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of ι2 Cygni.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
ι2 Cygni is distant 122.42 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 20 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
ι2 Cygni (iota2 Cygni) is circumpolar and transits at 19:41 UTC (altitude: 89.7°)