How to see it
56 Cyg has a visual magnitude of about 5.01: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 56 Cyg: right ascension 20h 50m 5s, declination +44° 3′ 36″ (J2000), in the region of the Cygnus constellation (IAU figure Cyg).
Catalog context
56 Cyg. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 102843, HD 198639, Gaia DR3 2067050940754838656. In the SkyKeepsake Cygnus (Cyg) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2067050940754838656
- HIP
- 102843
- HD
- 198639
- gaia_dr3
- 2067050940754838656
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 56 Cyg
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.01