Star profile
Fawaris
Delta Cygni · Cygnus
Hot blue starWhat is Fawaris
Fawaris traces one of the feathers stretching the wing of the Swan over the broad river of the Milky Way, where Cygnus seems to glide southward along the galactic stream. It is a hot, white-blue star about 165 light-years away: its cool hue contrasts with the nearby amber of Aljanah on the opposite wing. The light gathered by tonight's observer began its journey around 1861, in the opening months of the American Civil War.
Where it is and when to see it
Fawaris 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 Fawaris
- Constellation
- Cygnus
- Apparent magnitude
- 2.86
- Distance
- 165.0 light years
- Coordinates (J2000)
- RA 296.244° · Dec 45.131°
- Catalogue
- HIP 97165 · HD 186882
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Other stars in Cygnus
Cygnus has 137 stars in Stelvia's catalogue. Here are a few of them.
- DenebAlpha Cygni1.25
- SadrGamma Cygni2.23
- AljanahEpsilon Cygni2.48
- AlbireoBeta 1 Cygni3.05
- Zeta Cygni3.21
- Xi Cygni3.72
- Tau Cygni3.74
- Iota 2 Cygni3.76