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Cygnus

Constellation Cygnus

Meaning The Swan
Abbreviation Cyg
Pronunciation Cig-nus
Hemisphere Southern
Zodiac No
Creator Ptolemy
Size (sq. deg.) 803.983
Size (position) 16
Size (percentage) 1.95
Software (Picture) Night Vision (B.Simpson)
Constellations that surround Cepheus
  Draco
  Lyra
  Vulpecula
  Pegasus
  Lacerta
 
Principle Stars Albireo
 Deneb
 Gienah
 Sadr
 
Nebulas\Galaxies M39
 M29
 
Extrasolar Planets 16 Cygni b



Legend / Myth
Cygnus was the brother of Phaethon who when the latter fell into Eridanus, turned into a swan to search for the body. Zeus took pity and turned Cygnus into a swan in the skies.



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