How to see it
Chi Cyg has a visual magnitude of about 6.20: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for Chi Cyg: right ascension 19h 50m 34s, declination +32° 54′ 50″ (J2000), in the region of the Vulpecula constellation (IAU figure Vul).
Catalog context
Chi Cyg. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 97629, HD 187796, Gaia DR3 2034702312280673792. In the SkyKeepsake Vulpecula (Vul) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2034702312280673792
- HIP
- 97629
- HD
- 187796
- gaia_dr3
- 2034702312280673792
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- Chi Cyg
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2034702312280673792
- HD 187796
- HIP 97629
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.20