The Swan
Cygnus
Genitive: Cygni · abbreviation Cyg
Best evening month
September
Visible from
40°S to 90°N
Centre RA
20h 30m 00s
Centre Dec
+50° 00′
In your sky
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Mythology & origin
Zeus disguised as a swan, or the musician Orpheus transformed after death. Deneb, its tail, is one of the most luminous stars known.
Ptolemy · Almagest, 2nd century AD
Brightest stars
- mag 1.25
Deneb
α Cygni · HIP 102098
- mag 2.23
Sadr
γ Cygni · HIP 100453
- mag 2.48
Aljanah
ε Cygni · HIP 102488
- mag 2.86
Fawaris
δ Cygni · HIP 97165
- mag 3.05
Albireo
β1 Cygni · HIP 95947
- mag 3.21
ζ Cygni
HIP 104732
- mag 3.72
ξ Cygni
HIP 104060
- mag 3.74
τ Cygni
HIP 104887
- mag 3.76
ι Cygni
HIP 95853
- mag 3.80
Fawaris
κ Cygni · HIP 94779