SkyKeepsake page about the star Fawaris
Constellation: Cyg Coordinates: RA 296.2439°, Dec 45.1310° Visual Magnitude: 2.916 Distance: 154.2 light years Parallax: 21.15 mas Proper Motion RA: 41.87 mas/yr Proper Motion Dec: 47.3 mas/yr Identified as: 18Del Cyg Bayer/Flamsteed: 18Del Cyg
Fawaris is a relatively faint and slowly drifting star within the Cygni constellation. Its designation, 18Del Cyg, points towards a specific location within this cosmic family. It’s relatively close to our own Milky Way galaxy, but its precise position within the wider panorama remains a puzzle to those searching the vastness of space. This stellar system’s low luminosity, combined with its slow rate of movement, has allowed astronomers to study it closely for generations, revealing fascinating details about its intrinsic properties.
The selection of Fawars’s location in the Cygni constellation hints at a specific historical period in stellar evolution. It's a relatively young, blue-white star, exhibiting a modest surface brightness and relatively low metallicity compared to more massive stellar remnants in the region. Its proximity to a large, ancient galactic center likely shaped its initial formation path – suggesting it was exposed to the bombardment of early nebula formation before the establishment of the Cygni formation. The star’s unusual position implies that it’s been drifting for an extraordinarily long time, potentially a considerable distance into its celestial sphere.
Considering Fawars’s status, it might hold a symbolic value for individuals seeking a personal connection to the universe and the vastness of time. Think of it as a steady beacon amidst the endless movements of celestial bodies, a miniature point of quiet observation. A small light in the cosmic darkness, eternally surveying its surroundings. It’s a reminder, subtly woven into the fabric of history, that even the most ordinary object can possess profound significance across vast stretches of spacetime.
How to see it
Fawaris has a visual magnitude of about 2.92: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for Fawaris: right ascension 19h 44m 59s, declination +45° 7′ 52″ (J2000), in the region of the Cygnus constellation (IAU figure Cyg).
Catalog context
Fawaris. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as Bayer/Flamsteed designation 18Del Cyg, HIP 97165, HD 186882, Gaia DR3 2079784488001577600. In the SkyKeepsake Cygnus (Cyg) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2079784488001577600
- HIP
- 97165
- HD
- 186882
- gaia_dr3
- 2079784488001577600
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 18Del Cyg
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 2.92