✨ Cygnus

Cyg · swan · Northern sky

Cygnus is one of the 88 modern constellations defined by the International Astronomical Union. Its name is Latin, meaning swan; stars within it are named in the genitive form Cygni.

Facts about Cygnus

Constellation	Cygnus
IAU abbreviation	Cyg
Genitive (Latin)	Cygni
Meaning	swan
Brightest star	Deneb (apparent magnitude 1.25)
Area	804 square degrees
Hemisphere	Northern
Messier objects here	2

Deep-sky objects in Cygnus

M29 — Cooling Tower Cluster (Open cluster, mag 7.1)
M39 — Pyramid Cluster (Open cluster, mag 4.6)

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