71 Cygni

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71 Cygni
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Cygnus
Right ascension 21h 29m 26.94981s [1]
Declination +46° 32 26.1029 [1]
Spectral typeK0III

71 Cygni is a star in the constellation Cygnus. Its apparent magnitude is 5.23. Located around 66.45 parsecs (216.7 ly) distant, it is a red giant of spectral type K0III,[1] a star that has used up its core hydrogen and is expanding.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "g Cygni". SIMBAD Astronomical Database. Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 10 January 2014. 
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