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Iota² Cygni

10 Cygni

White main sequence star in Cygnus

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Proper Name	None
Bayer Designation	Iota² Cygni (sometimes designated simply 'Iota Cygni')
Flamsteed Number	10 Cygni
HR (BSC)	7420
HD	184006
Constellation	Cygnus
Right Ascension	19h 29m 42s
Declination	+51° 43' 47"
Distance	122 light years 38 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +3.76 Absolute: +0.91
Spectral Class	A5Vn white main sequence star
Optimum Visibility	July / August (Usually visible from northern latitudes)

The fainter star to the northwest of Iota² Cygni is Iota¹ Cygni. The two stars are unrelated, and Iota¹ lies more than two hundred light years farther from the Sun than Iota². (The star of similar brightness to the southeast is the dwarf HR 7451, which is actually considerably closer to Earth than either of the two Iota stars.) Imagery provided by Aladin sky atlas

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