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Sunrise: 5:51 
Transit: 13:33 
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κ Cygni (kappa Cygni)

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 32.94°   Az: 314.80°   Direction: North-West

κ Cygni is a variable giant star of spectral class G9 in the constellation of Cygnus.

κ Cygni visual magnitude is 3.77. Because of its moderate brightness, κ 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 κ Cygni (kappa Cygni) star
DSS2 image of κ Cygni. The red arrow shows the motion of κ Cygni during the next 1000 years (0.98 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.08 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

19h 17m 41s
+53° 24’ 56”
06h 09m 11s
01h 26m 52s

J2000

19h 17m 06s
+53° 22’ 06”

Galactic Coordinates

84.4°
17.85°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for κ Cygni (kappa Cygni).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

3.77
Giant

0.88
G9III
4841K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

κ Cygni is distant 123.11 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 29 kilometers per second.

37.76
123.11
-29 km/s
0.059 arcsec/y
0.125"/y

Alternative Designations

κ Cygni
(kappa Cygni)
SAO31537
SAO31537

Visibility from Your Location

κ Cygni (kappa Cygni) is circumpolar and transits at 22:58 UTC (altitude: 80.9°)