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), on the celestial sphere.

Catalog context

72 Cyg. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 106551, HD 205512, Gaia DR3 1953794542947272192.

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