How to see it
48 Cyg has a visual magnitude of about 6.30: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for 48 Cyg: right ascension 20h 37m 32s, declination +31° 34′ 21″ (J2000), in the region of the Cygnus constellation (IAU figure Cyg).
Catalog context
48 Cyg. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 101765, HD 196606, Gaia DR3 1862667259759305216. In the SkyKeepsake Cygnus (Cyg) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 1862667259759305216
- HIP
- 101765
- HD
- 196606
- gaia_dr3
- 1862667259759305216
- Bayer / Flamsteed
- 48 Cyg
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 1862667259759305216
- HD 196606
- HIP 101765
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.30