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Constellations - Cygnus - 53eps Cyg (Gienah Cygni)

 
Identification Data
Common NameGienah Cygni
ConstellationCygnus
Star Name53eps Cyg
Skymap Number20460042
Henry Draper (HD) Number197989
Harvard Revised (HR) Number7949
SAO Number70474
Durchmusterung (DM) NumberBD+33 4018
Washington Double Stars (WDS) Number
20462+3358
Positional Data
Position and Proper Motion (PPM) Number85489
Right Ascension (RA) J200020h 46m 12.682s
Declination (Dec) J2000+33° 58' 12.922"
Position Uncertainty0.0049s
Proper Motion in RA (J2000)/cos(Dec)+0.02863
Proper Motion in Dec (J2000)+0.330366
Radial Velocity-010.6km s-1
Trigonometric Parallax+0.04526s
Trigonometric Parallax Uncertainty0.00053s
GCI Unit Vector in X (J2000)0.550102
GCI Unit Vector in Y (J2000)-0.620623
GCI Unit Vector in Z (J2000)0.558762
Galactic Longitude75.95°
Galactic Latitude
-5.71°
Observational Data
Observed Visual Magnitude (V)2.49
Derived Visual Magnitude
Derived Visual Magnitude or Observed Visual Magnitude Uncertainty0.002
Observed B Magnitude3.53
Observed B-V Colour+1.036
Observed B Magnitude or (B-V) Magnitude Uncertainty0.002
Observed U Magnitude
Observed U-B Colour
Observed U Magnitude or (U-B) Magnitude Uncertainty
Observed Photovisual Magnitude2.6
Observed Photographic Magnitude
Morgan Keenan (MK) Spectral TypeK0III
One-Dimensional Spectral ClassK0
Position Angle350
Year of Observation1991. AD

Data Source
SKY2000 - Master Star Catalog - Star Catalog Database, Version 2
    Sande C.B., Warren Jr. W.H., Tracewell D.A., Home A.T., Miller A.C.
    (Goddard Space Flight Center, Flight Dynamics Division (1998))

 
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