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ν Cygni (nu Cygni)

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 57.93°   Az: 269.40°   Direction: West

ν Cygni is a main-sequence star of spectral class A1 in the constellation of Cygnus.

ν Cygni visual magnitude is 3.94. Because of its moderate brightness, ν 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 ν Cygni (nu Cygni) star
DSS2 image of ν Cygni. The red arrow shows the motion of ν Cygni during the next 10000 years (2.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

20h 58m 06s
+41° 15’ 54”
02h 59m 44s
23h 57m 51s

J2000

20h 57m 10s
+41° 10’ 01”

Galactic Coordinates

82.91°
-2.82°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for ν Cygni (nu Cygni).

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

3.94
Main-sequence

-1.25
A1V
9882K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

ν Cygni is distant 355.51 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 28 kilometers per second.

109.05
355.51
-28 km/s
0.012 arcsec/y
-0.016"/y

Alternative Designations

ν Cygni
(nu Cygni)
SAO50274
SAO50274

Visibility from Your Location

ν Cygni (nu Cygni) is circumpolar and transits at 11:03 UTC (altitude: 79.8°)