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

Any other observations, challenges encountered, or notable details about this observation session

Sketch

61 Cygni sketch