How to see it
79 Cyg has a visual magnitude of about 5.70: under a reasonably dark sky it is typically reachable with the unaided eye.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 79 Cyg: right ascension 21h 43m 26s, declination +38° 17′ 1″ (J2000), in the region of the Lacerta constellation (IAU figure Lac).
Catalog context
79 Cyg. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 107253, HD 206774, Gaia DR3 1953588728112369408. In the SkyKeepsake Lacerta (Lac) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1953588728112369408
- HIP
- 107253
- HD
- 206774
- gaia_dr3
- 1953588728112369408
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 79 Cyg
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1953588728112369408
- HD 206774
- HIP 107253
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 5.70