Star profile

Aljanah

Epsilon Cygni · Cygnus

3D likeness based on its real data · class K · ~4,200 K

What is Aljanah

Aljanah means 'the wing' in Arabic and traces the eastern wing of the Swan as it glides with outstretched feathers along the broad river of the Milky Way. It is a calm, cool orange K-type giant lying just over 72 light-years away, close enough that its colour is unmistakable on a dark night. Its soft amber light arrives tonight after a journey that began around 1953, at the dawn of the space age.

Where it is and when to see it

Aljanah lies in the northern celestial hemisphere. It is visible to the naked eye under a dark sky. Its best month of the year is August: the Sun sits at the opposite point of the sky and the star culminates around midnight. How high it climbs above the horizon depends on the latitude you watch from.

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Astronomical data for Aljanah

Constellation: Cygnus
Apparent magnitude: 2.48
Distance: 72.7 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 311.553° · Dec 33.970°
Catalogue: HIP 102488 · HD 197989

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