{"id":3132,"date":"2022-04-03T15:56:51","date_gmt":"2022-04-03T14:56:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.popastro.com\/main_spa1\/variablestar\/?page_id=3132"},"modified":"2022-04-03T16:27:31","modified_gmt":"2022-04-03T15:27:31","slug":"reference-guides-guide-to-w-cygni","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.popastro.com\/variablestar\/reference\/reference-guides-guide-to-w-cygni\/","title":{"rendered":"Guide to W Cygni"},"content":{"rendered":"

W Cygni is a semi-regular star that is very easy to find and observe. It is easily found close to the star cluster M39, which is not far from Alpha Cygni (Deneb).<\/p>\n

W Cygni varies between 5.1 and 5.7, with a period of about 132 days. It’s variations can be easily followed with a small pair of binoculars, and is best observed once a week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Extreme brightness range<\/td>\n5.1 – 8.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
More typical range<\/td>\n5.1 – 6.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Period of variation<\/td>\n132<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Frequency of observation<\/td>\nOnce a week<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Observe using<\/td>\nBest observed with 50mm binoculars.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Visibility<\/td>\nCan be observed all year round, but is rather low in the evening sky from January to April<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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W Cygni is a semi-regular star that is very easy to find and observe. It is easily found close to the star cluster M39, which is not far from Alpha Cygni (Deneb). W Cygni varies between 5.1 and 5.7, withRead more<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":0,"parent":78,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3132","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t