61 Cygni
Star 91 of 100
Constellation: Cygnus
Difficulty: Easy
Right Ascension: 21h 06m.9
Declination: +38° 45'
Magnitude: 5.2, 6.1
Separation: 31.8"
Position Angle: 153°
Last WDS Measure: 2019
My Observation Details
| Object Name: | 61 Cygni |
| Seeing: | G |
| Transparency: | 5 |
| Lat/Lon: | 35.12, -85.33 |
| Instrument: | 1300/102 Orion Apex Maksutov |
| Power: | 144x |
| Date: | 8-20-24 |
| Time: | 10:21pm EST |
| Est. P.A.: | 155 deg |
Observation Notes
Visual Description
This pair stands out noticeably from the background stars eventhough it is not the brightest pair I’ve observed. Both are golden and apparent size is similar.
Additional Notes
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