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  2. HD 191612 - Wikipedia

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    HD 191612 is a binary star system in the northern constellation of Cygnus, the swan. Based on parallax measurements, it is located at a distance of 6,100 light years from the Sun . It has an apparent visual magnitude of 7.81, [ 1 ] which is too faint to be readily visible with the naked eye, requiring a small telescope to view.

  3. List of stars in Cygnus - Wikipedia

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    List of stars in Cygnus. ... Download QR code; Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; ... multiple star 28 Cyg: b 2: 28: V1624: 191610: 99303:

  4. Cygnus (constellation) - Wikipedia

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    The fifth star in Cygnus above magnitude 3 is Aljanah, [23] designated ε Cygni. It is an orange-hued giant star of magnitude 2.5, 72 light-years from Earth. [25] [26] There are several other dimmer double and binary stars in Cygnus. μ Cygni is a binary star with an optical tertiary component. The binary system has a period of 790 years and is ...

  5. Zeta Cygni - Wikipedia

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    Zeta Cygni (ζ Cyg) is a binary star system in the northern constellation of Cygnus, the swan. It has an apparent visual magnitude of 3.26 and, based upon parallax measurements, is about 143 light-years (44 parsecs) away. The primary component, ζ Cyg A is a giant star with a spectral type of G8 IIIp.

  6. Cygnus in Chinese astronomy - Wikipedia

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    2nd western star δ Cyg [2] 天津二: Tiānjīnèr: 2nd star 天津西第一星: Tiānjīxīdìyīxīng: 1st western star 30 Cyg: 天津三: Tiānjīnsān: 3rd star α Cyg [2] 天津四: Tiānjīnsì: 4th star 天津东第一星: Tiānjīdōngdìyīxīng: 1st eastern star ν Cyg [2] 天津五: Tiānjīnwu: 5th star τ Cyg [2] 天津六 ...

  7. Northern Cross (asterism) - Wikipedia

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    The Northern Cross is an astronomical asterism in the northern hemisphere of the celestial sphere, corresponding closely with the constellation Cygnus the swan. It is much larger than the Southern Cross and consists of the brightest stars in Cygnus: Deneb , Sadr , Gienah , Delta Cygni and Albireo .

  8. Albireo - Wikipedia

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    Albireo is the star in the head of the constellation of Cygnus (bottom). β Cygni (Latinised to Beta Cygni) is the system's Bayer designation. The brighter of the two components is designated β¹ Cygni or Beta Cygni A and the fainter β² Cygni or Beta Cygni B. The origin of the star system's traditional name Albireo is unclear.

  9. Theta Cygni - Wikipedia

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    Theta Cygni (θ Cygni, θ Cyg) is a star in the northern constellation of Cygnus. It has an apparent visual magnitude of 4.5, so it can be seen with the naked eye in sufficiently dark skies . Based upon parallax measurements, it is at a distance of about 59.8 light-years (18.3 parsecs ) from the Earth .