56 Cygni

56 Cygni
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Cygnus
Right ascension 20h 50m 04.93158s [1]
Declination +44° 03 33.4895 [1]
Spectral typeA4me...

56 Cygni is a double star in the constellation Cygnus. Its apparent magnitude is 5.07. Located around 40.97 parsecs (133.6 ly) distant, the primary is a A-type star of spectral type A4me.[1] The spectral type of the secondary, with an apparent magnitude of 11.1, is unknown.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "56 Cygni". SIMBAD Astronomical Database. Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
  2. "BD+43 3739B". SIMBAD Astronomical Database. Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 12/25/2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.