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Cygnus
The Swan
OriginAncient
AbbreviationCyg
GenitiveCygni
Pronunciation/ˈsɪɡnəs/ SIG-nəss genitive /ˈsɪɡnaɪ/ SIG-nye
SIG-nus
LocationNorthern Hemisphere
Primary StarDeneb (α Cyg)
Right Ascention 20h 41m Declination +45° 17'
Martian Solar Lag δ(🜨→♂) +0.595 h (35.7 min)
Cygnus, “The Swan” is connected with several myths. In one of the more popular ones, Cygnus is Zeus. To seduce Leda, wife of Tyndareus, king of Sparta, Zeus took the form of a swan. The offspring from this union were Polydeuces and Castor, who are represented by the constellation Gemini, and the beautiful Helen (Helen of Troy).
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Cygnus as depicted by Johann Bayer in his Uranometria (1624). Source image provided by www.RareMaps.com — Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps Inc. Via www.underthenightsky.com.
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