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    Q Cygni (Q Cyg), is a star located in the constellation Cygnus. It is also known as Nova Cygni 1876, and has the designation NGC 7114, and HR 8296. Nova...
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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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    Deneb (redirect from Alpha Cygni)
    consisting of Deneb, Gamma Cygni, Delta Cygni, 30 Cygni, Nu Cygni, Tau Cygni, Upsilon Cygni, Zeta Cygni and Epsilon Cygni. Consequently, the Chinese name...
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    of Beer and Mädler. On 24 November 1876, he discovered Nova Cygni, also known as Q Cygni. In 1878, Schmidt also edited and published all 25 sections of...
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  • [genitive form of constellation name] [year of discovery]" format, e.g. "Nova Cygni 1974" and "Nova Scorpii 2010". An official permanent name is usually soon...
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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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    been proposed as a Q star candidate. The system was first noted as Nova Cygni 1938 and given the variable star designation V404 Cygni. It was considered...
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    NML Cygni or V1489 Cygni (abbreviated to NML Cyg or V1489 Cyg) is a red hypergiant or red supergiant (RSG) in the constellation Cygnus. It is possibly...
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    Region (also known as IC 1318 or the Gamma Cygni Nebula) is the diffuse emission nebula surrounding Sadr (γ Cygni) at the center of Cygnus's cross. The Sadr...
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    {\displaystyle q=7\times 10^{-3}} for the red supergiant NML Cygni and q = 2 × 10 − 3 {\displaystyle q=2\times 10^{-3}} in the long-period variable M star VY...
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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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  • Omega2 Cygni, Latinized from ω2 Cygni, is the Bayer designation for a solitary star in the northern constellation of Cygnus. It has an apparent visual...
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    ξ Cygni (Latinised as Xi Cygni) is a spectroscopic binary star in the constellation Cygnus, made up of a K-type supergiant star (primary) and an A-type...
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    Upsilon Cygni, Latinized from υ Cygni, is a star in the northern constellation of Cygnus. It is visible to the naked eye, having an apparent visual magnitude...
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    V1334 Cygni, also referred to as ADS 14859 and HR 8157 in astronomical literature, is a star about 2350±25 light years from the Earth in the constellation...
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    V1500 Cygni or Nova Cygni 1975 was a bright nova occurring in 1975 in the constellation Cygnus. It had the second highest intrinsic brightness of any...
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    Y Cygni is an eclipsing and double-lined spectroscopic binary star system in the constellation of Cygnus. It is located about 4,900 light-years from Earth...
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    V1331 Cygni (also known as V1331 Cyg) is a young star in the constellation Cygnus. V1331 Cyg is located in the dark nebula LDN 981. V1331 Cygni is most...
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  • μ Cygni, Latinised as Mu Cygni, is a binary star system in the northern constellation of Cygnus. It is visible to the naked eye as a faint point of light...
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    one of the brightest stars of the Large Magellanic Cloud. The LBV stars P Cygni and η Carinae have been known as unusual variables since the 17th century...
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    WR 134 (redirect from V1769 Cygni)
    classified as an Algol type eclipsing variable and given the designation V1769 Cygni, but the variation is not strictly periodic and brightness changes occur...
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    Chi Cygni (Latinised from χ Cygni) is a Mira variable star in the constellation Cygnus, and also an S-type star. It is around 500 light years away. χ...
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    32 Cygni (32 Cyg, Omicron2 Cyg, ο2 Cyg, ο3 Cyg) is a binary star system in the Cygnus constellation. It is a 4th magnitude star, which can be seen with...
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