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There are several bright stars in Cygnus. α Cygni, called Deneb, is the brightest star in Cygnus. It is a white supergiant star of spectral type A2Iae that varies between magnitudes 1.21 and 1.29, [12] one of the largest and most luminous A-class stars known. [13] It is located about 2600 light-years away. [14]
Facts, location and map. 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.
The Northern constellation of Cygnus, the Swan, is best viewed in Fall during the month of September. Cygnus is the 16th largest constellation. It's brightest star is Deneb at magnitude 1.25. The boundary of the Cygnus constellation contains 85 stars that host known exoplanets.
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 ...
Cygnus constellation star map. Sky and Telescope and the IAU. Cygnus Mythology. The Cygnus constellation is associated with several myths. The most notable of which is the legend of Cycnus and Phaeton’s (mortal sun of Helios- God of Sun) friendship. The legend goes that the two friends were racing each other in the skies.
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.
The table below lists the top 20 brightest stars in the Cygnus constellation. See also the complete list of 290 stars brighter than magnitude 6.5 (approximate) in the constellation of Cygnus. Click on each star to see more details about it.
