ν Cygni (nu Cygni)

Altitude: 17.7° Azimuth: 315.0° Direction: North-West

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

ν Cygni visual magnitude is 3.94. Because of its moderate brightness, ν Cygni should be easily visible from locations with dark skyes, while it can be barely visible, or not visible at all, from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about ν Cygni:

Color of ν Cygni ⬤

Magnitude of ν Cygni 3.94

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW

ν Cygni (nu Cygni) is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 17.7°
Azimuth: 315.0°
Direction: North-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of ν Cygni

ν 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 ν Cygni are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 20h 57m 10s

Declination J2000 +41° 10’ 01”

Galactic Longitude 82.91°

Galactic Latitude -2.82°

Constellation Cygnus

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

Simplified finder chart for ν Cygni (nu Cygni).

Visibility of ν Cygni from your location

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

ν Cygni (nu Cygni) is circumpolar and transits at 04:07 UTC (altitude: 79.7°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of ν Cygni

The image below is a photograph of ν 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 ν Cygni is 0.012 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.016 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Distance of ν Cygni from the Sun and relative movement

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.

Distance (parsec) 109.05 pc

Distance (light year) 355.51 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -28 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.012 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.016 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of ν Cygni

ν Cygni belongs to spectral class A1 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude -1.25

Spectral Type A1V

Color Index (B-V) 0.02

Temperature of ν Cygni 9882K

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

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

Alternative designations of ν Cygni

Bayer designation ν Cygni
(nu Cygni)

Flamsteed designation 58 Cygni

Henry Draper Catalogue HD199629

SAO Catalogue SAO50274

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP103413

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+40 4364

FK5 Catalogue 788

In Evidence

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