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Cygnus is the 16th largest constellation in the night sky, occupying an area of 804 square degrees. It lies in the fourth quadrant of the northern hemisphere (NQ4) and can be seen at latitudes between +90° and -40°. The neighboring constellations are Cepheus, Draco, Lacerta, Lyra, Pegasus, and Vulpecula.
A very large constellation, Cygnus is bordered by Cepheus to the north and east, Draco to the north and west, Lyra to the west, Vulpecula to the south, Pegasus to the southeast and Lacerta to the east. The three-letter abbreviation for the constellation, as adopted by the IAU in 1922, is "Cyg". [7] .
The Cygnus constellation is considered to be one of the most interesting areas of the night sky, due to the many deep-sky objects found within it. The “Swan” star pattern is easily recognizable for amateur astronomers in the northern hemisphere and flies through a dense area of stars in the Milky Way .
Sky Chart of Cygnus Constellation. Here we provide a simplified sky chart of the Cygnus constellation. Alternatively it is possible to locate Cygnus in the night sky using our Online Interactive Planetarium.
8 Μαρ 2016 · Cygnus contains one of the most easily recognisable asterisms in the sky, the Northern Cross, which is made up of the stars Deneb, (Alpha Cygni), Delta Cygni, Albireo (Beta Cygni), a beautiful double star, Giena (Epsilon Cygni), and Sadr (Gamma Cygni), in the centre of the group. – Deneb (Alpha Cygni) is a blue-white supergiant (A2 Ia ...
Located in the northern sky, Cygnus, the Swan, is one of the most recognizable constellations due to its prominent cross shape. As a rich constellation in a densely star-packed region of the Milky Way, Cygnus has been a cornerstone of mythologies, a guiding post for navigators, and a treasure trove for astronomers.
Cygnus: A northern constellation on the plane of the Milky Way, named after the Latin word for swan. It contains many bright stars, such as Deneb and Albireo, and several asterisms, such as the Northern Cross.
