6bet1Cyg (Albireo) The right ascension is: 19h 30m 43.280s. The declination is: +27? 57' 34.852" The Magnitude is: 3.08.
18del Cyg The right ascension is: 19h 44m 58.477s. The declination is: +45? 7' 50.915" The Magnitude is: 2.91.
37gam Cyg (Sadr) The right ascension is: 20h 22m 13.701s. The declination is: +40? 15' 24.045". The Magnitude is: 2.23.
50alp Cyg (Deneb) 20h 41m 25.914s +45? 16' 49.217" 1.33 Brightest (biggest)
53eps Cyg (Gienah Cygni) 20h 46m 12.682s +33? 58' 12.922" 2.49
64zet Cyg 202109 21h 12m 56.186s +30? 13' 36.897" 3.20
Cygnus (The Swan) is a northern constellation. This constellation belongs to the Hercules constellation family. It is also commonly referred to as the Northern Cross because the stars that form the middle of the swan’s body are in the shape of a cross. The brightest star is called Deneb.
My special feature star is 50alp Cyg, or Deneb. Deneb is an Arabic word that means “tail”, and it is the “tail” of the swan. This star is incredibly bright (the 19th brightest that can be seen in our sky) and can be seen from great distances. Its magnitude is a 1.25, and it is also part of the Southern Triangle.
My second featured star is 37gam Cyg(Sadr). Its name means “The hen’s breast” and is located in the center of the cross, near the swan?s breast. It is also located at the end of the Great Rift and is located in a prime location in the Milky Way. Its magnitude is 2.20. It is surrounded by luminous reddish dust, and is classified as a supergiant.
My final featured item is the Tarantula Nebula (30 Doradus NGC2070). Located in the Large Magellanic Cloud, this nebula is in the H II region, and was originally thought to be a star. In 1751 it was re-recognized as a nebula by Nicolas Louis de Lacaille. It is extremely luminous! The Tarantula Nebula has an apparent magnitude of 8, and its distance is 180,000 light years. An interesting fact is that were the nebula as close to earth as the Orion Nebula is?It would cast shadows, due to its intense luminosity.
