How to see it
72 Cyg has a visual magnitude of about 4.57: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 72 Cyg: right ascension 21h 34m 47s, declination +38° 32′ 4″ (J2000), in the region of the Lacerta constellation (IAU figure Lac).
Catalog context
72 Cyg. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 106551, HD 205512, Gaia DR3 1953794542947272192. In the SkyKeepsake Lacerta (Lac) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1953794542947272192
- HIP
- 106551
- HD
- 205512
- gaia_dr3
- 1953794542947272192
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 72 Cyg
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1953794542947272192
- HD 205512
- HIP 106551
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 4.57