How to see it
68 Cyg has a visual magnitude of about 4.99: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 68 Cyg: right ascension 21h 18m 27s, declination +43° 56′ 45″ (J2000), in the region of the Lacerta constellation (IAU figure Lac).
Catalog context
68 Cyg. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 105186, HD 203064, Gaia DR3 1971467916750747264. In the SkyKeepsake Lacerta (Lac) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1971467916750747264
- HIP
- 105186
- HD
- 203064
- gaia_dr3
- 1971467916750747264
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 68 Cyg
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 4.99