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Constellation

Cygnus

Cygnus (Cyg) is one of the 88 constellations recognised by the International Astronomical Union. Its brightest star is Deneb (magnitude 1.25).

Latin nameCygnus
AbbreviationCyg
Brightest starDeneb
Stars in this encyclopedia1,554
Stars with exoplanets1,215
Deep-sky objects337
Galaxies13

In the sky

Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 46° S. North of latitude 46° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in July, the best time to observe it.

Its brightest stars

  • Deneb 1.25 · 1,412 light-years
  • Sadr 2.23 · 1,832 light-years
  • Aljanah 2.48 · 75.5 light-years
  • Fawaris 2.86 · 154.2 light-years
  • Albireo 3.05 · 363.1 light-years
  • ζ Cyg 3.21 · 149.5 light-years
  • ξ Cyg 3.72 · 1,150 light-years
  • τ Cyg 3.74 · 66.3 light-years
  • ι² Cyg 3.76 · 122.4 light-years
  • κ Cyg 3.80 · 123.1 light-years
  • 31 Cyg 3.80 · 1,118 light-years
  • η Cyg 3.89 · 138.5 light-years
  • ν Cyg 3.94 · 409.9 light-years
  • 32 Cyg 3.96 · 1,002 light-years
  • ρ Cyg 3.98 · 125.8 light-years
  • 41 Cyg 4.01 · 1,072 light-years
  • 52 Cyg 4.22 · 212.0 light-years
  • σ Cyg 4.22 · 2,785 light-years
  • π² Cyg 4.23 · 1,430 light-years
  • 33 Cyg 4.28 · 152.7 light-years
  • υ Cyg 4.41 · 650.8 light-years
  • 39 Cyg 4.43 · 266.6 light-years
  • θ Cyg 4.49 · 60.1 light-years
  • μ¹ Cyg 4.49 · 72.2 light-years
  • λ Cyg 4.53 · 764.7 light-years

Its stars with exoplanets

Deep-sky objects

Galaxies

Its other stars