Blue-white giant · Cygnus

Fawaris

Also known as: δ Cygni (δ Cyg), HIP 97165

mag 2.9170 light-years

About

Fawaris (δ Cygni) is a blue-white giant of magnitude 2.9 in Cygnus, about 170 light-years away.

Fawaris is in the constellation Cygnus.
Best evenings: around early September it is highest at about 9 pm (10 pm in summer time); a month earlier, two hours later.
Where on Earth: it is seen well, at least 10° up, from north of 35° S.
Star patterns: Northern Cross.

When it rises and sets tonight, how high it climbs and how much the Moon gets in the way are worked out in your browser for your place.

EyesEasy, even from town.
Binoculars (10×50)A sharp point; binoculars bring out its colour and the fainter stars around it.
Telescope (6–8 inch)Still a point of light at any magnification — stars are too far away to show a disc. Low in the sky, bright stars twinkle and flash colours.

Stars look the same in any instrument: brighter and sharper, but never bigger.

Proper name	Fawaris
Designation	δ Cygni (δ Cyg)
Hipparcos number	HIP 97165
Type	Blue-white giant
Spectral type	B9.5III
Colour	WhiteB−V colour index 0.00
Magnitude	2.9The smaller the number, the brighter.
Distance	170 light-yearsThe light you see left it around 1860.
Proper motion	0.065″ per year across the sky
Constellation	Cygnus
Right ascension (J2000)	19h 44m 58.5s
Declination (J2000)	+45° 07′ 51″