How to see it
40 Cyg has a visual magnitude of about 5.63: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 40 Cyg: right ascension 20h 27m 34s, declination +38° 26′ 24″ (J2000), in the region of the Cygnus constellation (IAU figure Cyg).
Catalog context
40 Cyg. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 100907, HD 195050, Gaia DR3 2064128301409598464. In the SkyKeepsake Cygnus (Cyg) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2064128301409598464
- HIP
- 100907
- HD
- 195050
- gaia_dr3
- 2064128301409598464
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 40 Cyg
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2064128301409598464
- HD 195050
- HIP 100907
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.63