How to see it
55 Cyg has a visual magnitude of about 4.67: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 55 Cyg: right ascension 20h 48m 56s, declination +46° 6′ 51″ (J2000), in the region of the Cygnus constellation (IAU figure Cyg).
Catalog context
55 Cyg. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 102724, HD 198478, Gaia DR3 2166348110749083520. In the SkyKeepsake Cygnus (Cyg) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2166348110749083520
- HIP
- 102724
- HD
- 198478
- gaia_dr3
- 2166348110749083520
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 55 Cyg
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 4.67