Star · Orange · Cygnus

Aljanah

53 Cyg · HIP 102488

Above the horizon after darkHighest after dark 20:53 · south · 73°

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Where is Aljanah?

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Look south, about 73° up at 20:53 in Cygnus. It sinks lower through the evening and sets at 06:49.

From London tonight, Aljanah is above the horizon after dark. It’s highest soon after dark, around 20:53, in the south at 73°.

At magnitude 2.5 it is visible by eye, even from many towns, when the sky is clear.

This is position and timing only: clouds, haze and light pollution aren’t included.

Aljanah looks orange to the eye (color is easier to see in binoculars). Its spectral type is M4: cool red star (much cooler than the Sun).

A orange point of light, visible even from many towns when it’s clear.

Brighter, and its orange color is easier to see.

Still a point of light: no amateur telescope shows a star’s surface.

What you’re likely to see, not what a space telescope photographs. General guidance from catalog brightness and size, not a forecast for tonight.

Aljanah is a star in Cygnus, shining at magnitude 2.5. Its spectral type, M4, marks it as: cool red star (much cooler than the Sun).

Sources: SkyMate; Wikidata (CC0). Positions computed for your place and time with astronomy-engine. Data & Licences