16 Cygni A and B

Right ascension:  19:40:29   Magnitude:  6.0
    Declination:  50:24:30

Image:  Unarchived FES image; no number assigned
 Date:  1992 May 31

Exposure duration:  160 sec

16 Cygni A and B are two stars similar to the Sun in orbit around each other - a binary system. The stars require about 25,000 years to complete one orbit.

Last updated: 08 April 1998
Obtained from IUE project at Goddard Space Flight Center