26 Cyg
Good (58/100)
HIP 98571; 26 Cyg
DoubleStar
Cygnus
(Cyg)
Visible
Level 2
Small telescope (4") - Requires steady seeing
Physical Properties
Magnitude
5.05
Spectral Type
K1II-III
Star Color
Orange
(B-V 1.11)
Distance
233 ly
Position & Identifiers
RA
20h 01m 21.6s
Dec
+50° 06' 17.0"
Constellation
Cygnus
(Cyg)
HR
7660
HIP
98571
Flamsteed
26 Cyg
Double Cat
13278
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Multiple Star System
Components
5
Component IDs
AB
Separation
41.8″
Companion Mag
8.9
Position Angle
150°
Star Colors
A: Orange
Discoverer
H 5 47
Eyepiece View
80x
Dawes: 1.9″
TFOV: 0.6°
Realistic = true angular size
Sep: 41.8″ · PA: 150° · N up, E left
Resolved · Rayleigh: 2.3″ · Dawes: 1.9″ · Eff: 2.3″
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