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Cygnus

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Cygnus (sĭg`nəs) [Lat.,=the swan], northern constellation constellation, in common usage, group of stars that appear to form a configuration in the sky; properly speaking, a constellation is a definite region of the sky in which the configuration of stars is contained.
..... Click the link for more information.  located SE of Draco and NW of Pegasus. It was depicted as a bird by most ancient cultures. It is sometimes called the Northern Cross because five of its brightest stars form a huge Latin cross. Its most famous star is Deneb Deneb (dĕn`ĕb), brightest star in the constellation Cygnus ; Bayer designation Alpha Cygni; 1992 position R.A. 20h41.
..... Click the link for more information. , at the head of the cross, forming a large triangle with Vega in Lyra and Altair in Aquila. Cygnus reaches its highest point in the evening sky in September.
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