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61 Cygni
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Star 61 Cygni

Binary star 61 Cygni is located 11 light years away from the Sun. It consists of 2 orange star stars. For now, there are no known exoplanets in this star system.
Sun distance
11 light years
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61 Cygni A

Orange star (spectral class K5 V)

Location

Ascension iconRight ascension: 21h 6m 59.645s
Declination iconDeclination: 38° 45' 49.905'' (northern hemisphere)
Parallax iconParallax: 285.995
Distance iconSun distance: 11.404 ly | 3.5 pc

Basic characteristic

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Mass: 70 % M Sun | 733 M Jupiter
radius icon
Size: 67 % R Sun | 6.6 R Jupiter
temperature iconTemperature: 4481 K | 0.78 T Sun
time iconAge: 6.1 billions years | 1.33 Sun
luminosity iconLuminosity: 0.153 L Sun
(No known exoplanets yet)

Photometry

Magnitude iconApparent magnitude (V): 5.2
Magnitude iconAbsolute magnitude (V): 7.5
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10
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35
K
2.1
H
1.6
J
1.2
Grp
0.8
I
0.8
G
0.6
V
0.5
Gbp
0.5
B
0.4
U
0.3
Absolute stellar magnitude in different parts of the electromagnetic spectrum from infrared (K band) to ultraviolet (U band).

61 Cygni B

Orange star (spectral class K7 V)
flare star

Location

Distance iconDistance from the primary: 84 AU

Basic characteristic

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Mass: 63 % M Sun | 660 M Jupiter
radius icon
Size: 60 % R Sun | 5.9 R Jupiter
temperature iconTemperature: 3911 K | 0.68 T Sun
time iconAge: 6.1 billions years | 1.33 Sun
luminosity iconLuminosity: 0.085 L Sun
(No known exoplanets yet)

Photometry

Magnitude iconApparent magnitude (V): 6
Magnitude iconAbsolute magnitude (V): 8.3
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
K
2.1
H
1.6
J
1.2
Grp
0.8
I
0.8
G
0.6
V
0.5
Gbp
0.5
B
0.4
U
0.3
Absolute stellar magnitude in different parts of the electromagnetic spectrum from infrared (K band) to ultraviolet (U band).
More about 61 Cygni
      61 Cygni can be found in northern celestial hemisphere, and it is possible to see it with naked eye. The star is easily observable from Northern America, Europe and Asia.
Other designations of this star
HD 201092, HIP 104217, HR 8086, BD+38°4344, LHS 63, Gliese 820 A/B, Struve 2758, ADS 14636, V1803 Cygni, GCTP 5077.00, V1803 Cygni, HD 201091, HIP 104214, HR 8085, BD+38°4343, LHS 62, SAO 7091, 61 Cyg, Gaia EDR3 1872046609345556480
External sources
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Simbad database (* 61 Cyg B)
Astronomical database SIMBAD (the Set of Identifications, Measurements and Bibliography for Astronomical Data)
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Gaia database (Gaia EDR3 1872046574983497216)
Archive from the Gaia mission
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