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61 Cygni A. Hadiyyah Westry. 13 th Star closest to the sun 11.3 light years away It’s brightness is ½ and 2.4 times the sun’s radius. Its Barely visible to the unaided eye on a dark moonless night You can see it June through November from Northern middle latitudes.
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61 Cygni A Hadiyyah Westry
13th Star closest to the sun • 11.3 light years away • It’s brightness is ½ and 2.4 times the sun’s radius • Its Barely visible to the unaided eye on a dark moonless night • You can see it June through November from Northern middle latitudes
A yellow star or star with a spectral type of G2 will have a temperature of between 5200-6000 Kelvin 61 Cygni A IS A YELLOW STAR
61 Cygni was the first star that was measured from the sun • In 1838 the star obtained a value of 10.3 light years