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    16 Cygni A and 16 Cygni B, together with a red dwarf, 16 Cygni C. In 1996 an extrasolar planet was discovered in an eccentric orbit around 16 Cygni B...
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    16 Cygni Bb or HD 186427 b is an extrasolar planet approximately 69 light-years (21 parsecs) away in the constellation of Cygnus. The planet was discovered...
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    stellar association of Cygnus OB2. One of the stars of this association, NML Cygni, is one of the largest stars currently known. The constellation is also...
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    consisting of Epsilon Cygni, Gamma Cygni, Delta Cygni, 30 Cygni, Alpha Cygni, Nu Cygni, Tau Cygni, Upsilon Cygni and Zeta Cygni. Consequently, the Chinese...
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    61 Cygni /ˈsɪɡni/ is a binary star system in the constellation Cygnus, consisting of a pair of K-type dwarf stars that orbit each other in a period of...
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    Majoris (G8V). Other primary MK standard stars include HD 115043 (G1V) and 16 Cygni B (G3V). The choices of G4 and G6 dwarf standards have changed slightly...
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    16 Cygni. The first exoplanet around a main sequence star was discovered in 51 Pegasi the previous year. The celestial bodies that revolve around 16 Cygni...
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    Deneb (redirect from Alpha Cygni)
    Bayer designation is α Cygni, which is Latinised to Alpha Cygni, abbreviated to Alpha Cyg or α Cyg. α Cygni (Latinised to Alpha Cygni) is the star's designation...
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    Albireo (redirect from Beta Cygni)
    Albireo /ælˈbɪrioʊ/ is a double star designated Beta CygniCygni, abbreviated Beta Cyg, β Cyg). The International Astronomical Union uses the name "Albireo"...
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  • Bibcode:1999A&A...352..495M Hauser, H.; Marcy, G. (1999). "The Orbit of 16 Cygni AB". Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 111 (757):...
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    discovered in 2001, the second found in a triple system after that of 16 Cygni. One of the most-studied exoplanets in the night sky is TrES-1b, in orbit...
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    observable universe becomes more modern looking. 6.2 billion years (7.7 Gya): 16 Cygni Bb, the first gas giant observed in a single star orbit in a trinary star...
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    V1974 Cygni or Nova Cygni 1992 was a nova, visible to the naked eye, in the constellation Cygnus. It was discovered visually with 10×50 binoculars on...
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    Venaticorum; however it has too low metallicities (−0.21) for solar twin. 16 Cygni B is sometimes noted as twin, but is part of a triple star system and is...
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    temperatures analogous to Venus, ruling out any potential for liquid water. 16 Cygni Bb, also discovered in 1996, has an extremely eccentric orbit that spends...
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    or have a highly elliptical orbit that crosses the habitable zone (like 16 Cygni B) make it very difficult for an independent Earth-like planet to exist...
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  • Kepler-16b). A few dozen planets in triple star systems are known (e.g. 16 Cygni Bb) and two in quadruple systems Kepler 64 and 30 Arietis. The Kepler results...
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    Delta CygniCygni, abbreviated Delta Cyg, δ Cyg) is a binary star of a combined third-magnitude in the constellation of Cygnus. It is also part of the...
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    planetary companions: upsilon Andromedae, rho (1) Cancri, tau Bootis, 16 Cygni and rho Coronae Borealis", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 336: 942–952, Bibcode:1998A&A...
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    display much higher orbital eccentricity. An example of such a system is 16 Cygni. The mutual inclination between two planets is the angle between their...
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  • Disc. Year Distance (ly) Host star mass (M☉) Host star temp. (K) Remarks 16 Cygni Bb 2.38 799.5 1.66 radial vel. 1996 68.99 1.04 5750 23 Librae b 1.61 258...
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    S2CID 291029. Planets have been detected about 55ρ1 Cancri, τ Bootis, and 16 Cygni B, all of which have companion stars. Welsh, William F.; Orosz, Jerome...
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    31 Cygni, also known as ο1 Cygni, Omicron1 Cygni, ο2 Cygni or V695 Cygni, is a ternary star system about 750 light years away in the constellation Cygnus...
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    P Cygni (34 Cygni) is a variable star in the constellation Cygnus. The designation "P" was originally assigned by Johann Bayer in Uranometria as a nova...
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  • star will be followed by a lowercase letter for the planet. Examples are 16 Cygni Bb and HD 178911 Bb. Planets orbiting the primary or "A" star should have...
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    approximately 0.2665 AU at apastron. Its eccentricity is about the same as 16 Cygni Bb, a so-called "eccentric Jupiter". Until 2009, HD 17156 b was the transiting...
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    consisting of Gamma Cygni, Delta Cygni, 30 Cygni, Alpha Cygni, Nu Cygni, Tau Cygni, Upsilon Cygni, Zeta Cygni and Epsilon Cygni. Consequently, the Chinese...
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    X Cygni is a variable star in the northern constellation of Cygnus, abbreviated X Cyg. This is a Delta Cephei variable that ranges in brightness from...
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    and consists of the brightest stars in Cygnus: Deneb, Sadr, Gienah, Delta Cygni and Albireo. The 'head' of the cross, Deneb, is also part of the Summer...
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  • constellation: Gamma Corvi aka Gienah Corvi, in Corvus Epsilon Cygni aka Gienah Cygni, in Cygnus The International Astronomical Union approved the name...
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