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Cygnus

Genitive: Cygni

Northern Autumn 804 sq° Cyg

Brightest star: Deneb (mag 1.25)

RA 20h 40m 0.0s · Dec +44d 00' 0"

Northern Cross

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Cygnus - Mythology

Mythology

The Swan, often identified with Zeus who disguised himself as a swan to seduce Leda, or with Orpheus transformed into a swan and placed next to his lyre in the sky.

Observing Highlights

Deneb marks the tail of the swan and is part of the Summer Triangle. Rich Milky Way field with the North America Nebula (NGC 7000), Veil Nebula, and Albireo — one of the finest double stars with striking gold-blue color contrast.

When is Cygnus up?

Showing 50.0° N, 0.0° E. Save your location for a personalised chart.
12:0015:0018:0021:0000:0003:0006:0009:0012:00JanJan 00:00 — altitude 5°Jan 01:00 — altitude 4°Jan 02:00 — altitude 5°Jan 03:00 — altitude 7°Jan 04:00 — altitude 12°Jan 05:00 — altitude 17°Jan 06:00 — altitude 24° (twilight)Jan 07:00 — altitude 32° (twilight)Jan 08:00 — altitude 41° (daytime)Jan 09:00 — altitude 50° (daytime)Jan 10:00 — altitude 59° (daytime)Jan 11:00 — altitude 69° (daytime)Jan 12:00 — altitude 78° (daytime)Jan 13:00 — altitude 84° (daytime)Jan 14:00 — altitude 78° (daytime)Jan 15:00 — altitude 69° (daytime)Jan 16:00 — altitude 59° (daytime)Jan 17:00 — altitude 50° (daytime)Jan 18:00 — altitude 41° (twilight)Jan 19:00 — altitude 32°Jan 20:00 — altitude 24°Jan 21:00 — altitude 17°Jan 22:00 — altitude 12°Jan 23:00 — altitude 7°Jan: best around 19:00 localFebFeb 00:00 — altitude 5°Feb 01:00 — altitude 8°Feb 02:00 — altitude 12°Feb 03:00 — altitude 18°Feb 04:00 — altitude 24°Feb 05:00 — altitude 32°Feb 06:00 — altitude 41° (twilight)Feb 07:00 — altitude 50° (daytime)Feb 08:00 — altitude 59° (daytime)Feb 09:00 — altitude 69° (daytime)Feb 10:00 — altitude 78° (daytime)Feb 11:00 — altitude 84° (daytime)Feb 12:00 — altitude 78° (daytime)Feb 13:00 — altitude 68° (daytime)Feb 14:00 — altitude 59° (daytime)Feb 15:00 — altitude 49° (daytime)Feb 16:00 — altitude 40° (daytime)Feb 17:00 — altitude 32° (daytime)Feb 18:00 — altitude 24° (twilight)Feb 19:00 — altitude 17° (twilight)Feb 20:00 — altitude 12°Feb 21:00 — altitude 7°Feb 22:00 — altitude 5°Feb 23:00 — altitude 4°Feb: best around 05:00 localMarMar 00:00 — altitude 11°Mar 01:00 — altitude 17°Mar 02:00 — altitude 23°Mar 03:00 — altitude 31°Mar 04:00 — altitude 39°Mar 05:00 — altitude 48° (twilight)Mar 06:00 — altitude 58° (daytime)Mar 07:00 — altitude 67° (daytime)Mar 08:00 — altitude 77° (daytime)Mar 09:00 — altitude 84° (daytime)Mar 10:00 — altitude 79° (daytime)Mar 11:00 — altitude 70° (daytime)Mar 12:00 — altitude 60° (daytime)Mar 13:00 — altitude 51° (daytime)Mar 14:00 — altitude 42° (daytime)Mar 15:00 — altitude 33° (daytime)Mar 16:00 — altitude 25° (daytime)Mar 17:00 — altitude 18° (daytime)Mar 18:00 — altitude 12° (daytime)Mar 19:00 — altitude 8° (twilight)Mar 20:00 — altitude 5°Mar 21:00 — altitude 4°Mar 22:00 — altitude 5°Mar 23:00 — altitude 7°Mar: best around 04:00 localAprApr 00:00 — altitude 23°Apr 01:00 — altitude 31°Apr 02:00 — altitude 40°Apr 03:00 — altitude 49°Apr 04:00 — altitude 58° (twilight)Apr 05:00 — altitude 68° (daytime)Apr 06:00 — altitude 77° (daytime)Apr 07:00 — altitude 84° (daytime)Apr 08:00 — altitude 79° (daytime)Apr 09:00 — altitude 70° (daytime)Apr 10:00 — altitude 60° (daytime)Apr 11:00 — altitude 51° (daytime)Apr 12:00 — altitude 41° (daytime)Apr 13:00 — altitude 33° (daytime)Apr 14:00 — altitude 25° (daytime)Apr 15:00 — altitude 18° (daytime)Apr 16:00 — altitude 12° (daytime)Apr 17:00 — altitude 8° (daytime)Apr 18:00 — altitude 5° (daytime)Apr 19:00 — altitude 4° (daytime)Apr 20:00 — altitude 5° (twilight)Apr 21:00 — altitude 7°Apr 22:00 — altitude 12°Apr 23:00 — altitude 17°Apr: best around 03:00 localMayMay 00:00 — altitude 39°May 01:00 — altitude 48°May 02:00 — altitude 58° (twilight)May 03:00 — altitude 67° (twilight)May 04:00 — altitude 77° (daytime)May 05:00 — altitude 84° (daytime)May 06:00 — altitude 79° (daytime)May 07:00 — altitude 70° (daytime)May 08:00 — altitude 60° (daytime)May 09:00 — altitude 51° (daytime)May 10:00 — altitude 42° (daytime)May 11:00 — altitude 33° (daytime)May 12:00 — altitude 25° (daytime)May 13:00 — altitude 18° (daytime)May 14:00 — altitude 12° (daytime)May 15:00 — altitude 8° (daytime)May 16:00 — altitude 5° (daytime)May 17:00 — altitude 4° (daytime)May 18:00 — altitude 5° (daytime)May 19:00 — altitude 7° (daytime)May 20:00 — altitude 11° (daytime)May 21:00 — altitude 17° (twilight)May 22:00 — altitude 24° (twilight)May 23:00 — altitude 31°May: best around 01:00 localJunJun 00:00 — altitude 58° (twilight)Jun 01:00 — altitude 68° (twilight)Jun 02:00 — altitude 77° (twilight)Jun 03:00 — altitude 84° (twilight)Jun 04:00 — altitude 79° (daytime)Jun 05:00 — altitude 70° (daytime)Jun 06:00 — altitude 60° (daytime)Jun 07:00 — altitude 51° (daytime)Jun 08:00 — altitude 41° (daytime)Jun 09:00 — altitude 33° (daytime)Jun 10:00 — altitude 25° (daytime)Jun 11:00 — altitude 18° (daytime)Jun 12:00 — altitude 12° (daytime)Jun 13:00 — altitude 8° (daytime)Jun 14:00 — altitude 5° (daytime)Jun 15:00 — altitude 4° (daytime)Jun 16:00 — altitude 5° (daytime)Jun 17:00 — altitude 7° (daytime)Jun 18:00 — altitude 12° (daytime)Jun 19:00 — altitude 17° (daytime)Jun 20:00 — altitude 24° (daytime)Jun 21:00 — altitude 32° (twilight)Jun 22:00 — altitude 40° (twilight)Jun 23:00 — altitude 49° (twilight)JulJul 00:00 — altitude 77°Jul 01:00 — altitude 84° (twilight)Jul 02:00 — altitude 79° (twilight)Jul 03:00 — altitude 70° (twilight)Jul 04:00 — altitude 60° (daytime)Jul 05:00 — altitude 51° (daytime)Jul 06:00 — altitude 42° (daytime)Jul 07:00 — altitude 33° (daytime)Jul 08:00 — altitude 25° (daytime)Jul 09:00 — altitude 18° (daytime)Jul 10:00 — altitude 12° (daytime)Jul 11:00 — altitude 8° (daytime)Jul 12:00 — altitude 5° (daytime)Jul 13:00 — altitude 4° (daytime)Jul 14:00 — altitude 5° (daytime)Jul 15:00 — altitude 7° (daytime)Jul 16:00 — altitude 11° (daytime)Jul 17:00 — altitude 17° (daytime)Jul 18:00 — altitude 24° (daytime)Jul 19:00 — altitude 31° (daytime)Jul 20:00 — altitude 40° (daytime)Jul 21:00 — altitude 49° (twilight)Jul 22:00 — altitude 58° (twilight)Jul 23:00 — altitude 68° (twilight)Jul: best around 00:00 localAugAug 00:00 — altitude 79°Aug 01:00 — altitude 70°Aug 02:00 — altitude 60°Aug 03:00 — altitude 51° (twilight)Aug 04:00 — altitude 42° (twilight)Aug 05:00 — altitude 33° (daytime)Aug 06:00 — altitude 25° (daytime)Aug 07:00 — altitude 18° (daytime)Aug 08:00 — altitude 12° (daytime)Aug 09:00 — altitude 8° (daytime)Aug 10:00 — altitude 5° (daytime)Aug 11:00 — altitude 4° (daytime)Aug 12:00 — altitude 5° (daytime)Aug 13:00 — altitude 7° (daytime)Aug 14:00 — altitude 12° (daytime)Aug 15:00 — altitude 17° (daytime)Aug 16:00 — altitude 24° (daytime)Aug 17:00 — altitude 32° (daytime)Aug 18:00 — altitude 40° (daytime)Aug 19:00 — altitude 49° (daytime)Aug 20:00 — altitude 59° (twilight)Aug 21:00 — altitude 68° (twilight)Aug 22:00 — altitude 78°Aug 23:00 — altitude 84°Aug: best around 23:00 localSepSep 00:00 — altitude 60°Sep 01:00 — altitude 50°Sep 02:00 — altitude 41°Sep 03:00 — altitude 33°Sep 04:00 — altitude 25° (twilight)Sep 05:00 — altitude 18° (twilight)Sep 06:00 — altitude 12° (daytime)Sep 07:00 — altitude 8° (daytime)Sep 08:00 — altitude 5° (daytime)Sep 09:00 — altitude 4° (daytime)Sep 10:00 — altitude 5° (daytime)Sep 11:00 — altitude 7° (daytime)Sep 12:00 — altitude 12° (daytime)Sep 13:00 — altitude 17° (daytime)Sep 14:00 — altitude 24° (daytime)Sep 15:00 — altitude 32° (daytime)Sep 16:00 — altitude 40° (daytime)Sep 17:00 — altitude 50° (daytime)Sep 18:00 — altitude 59° (daytime)Sep 19:00 — altitude 69° (twilight)Sep 20:00 — altitude 78° (twilight)Sep 21:00 — altitude 84°Sep 22:00 — altitude 78°Sep 23:00 — altitude 69°Sep: best around 21:00 localOctOct 00:00 — altitude 42°Oct 01:00 — altitude 33°Oct 02:00 — altitude 25°Oct 03:00 — altitude 18°Oct 04:00 — altitude 12°Oct 05:00 — altitude 8° (twilight)Oct 06:00 — altitude 5° (daytime)Oct 07:00 — altitude 4° (daytime)Oct 08:00 — altitude 5° (daytime)Oct 09:00 — altitude 7° (daytime)Oct 10:00 — altitude 11° (daytime)Oct 11:00 — altitude 17° (daytime)Oct 12:00 — altitude 24° (daytime)Oct 13:00 — altitude 32° (daytime)Oct 14:00 — altitude 40° (daytime)Oct 15:00 — altitude 49° (daytime)Oct 16:00 — altitude 59° (daytime)Oct 17:00 — altitude 68° (daytime)Oct 18:00 — altitude 78° (twilight)Oct 19:00 — altitude 84°Oct 20:00 — altitude 79°Oct 21:00 — altitude 69°Oct 22:00 — altitude 60°Oct 23:00 — altitude 50°Oct: best around 19:00 localNovNov 00:00 — altitude 25°Nov 01:00 — altitude 18°Nov 02:00 — altitude 12°Nov 03:00 — altitude 8°Nov 04:00 — altitude 5°Nov 05:00 — altitude 4°Nov 06:00 — altitude 5° (twilight)Nov 07:00 — altitude 7° (daytime)Nov 08:00 — altitude 12° (daytime)Nov 09:00 — altitude 17° (daytime)Nov 10:00 — altitude 24° (daytime)Nov 11:00 — altitude 32° (daytime)Nov 12:00 — altitude 40° (daytime)Nov 13:00 — altitude 50° (daytime)Nov 14:00 — altitude 59° (daytime)Nov 15:00 — altitude 69° (daytime)Nov 16:00 — altitude 78° (daytime)Nov 17:00 — altitude 84° (twilight)Nov 18:00 — altitude 78° (twilight)Nov 19:00 — altitude 69°Nov 20:00 — altitude 59°Nov 21:00 — altitude 50°Nov 22:00 — altitude 41°Nov 23:00 — altitude 32°Nov: best around 19:00 localDecDec 00:00 — altitude 12°Dec 01:00 — altitude 8°Dec 02:00 — altitude 5°Dec 03:00 — altitude 4°Dec 04:00 — altitude 5°Dec 05:00 — altitude 7°Dec 06:00 — altitude 11° (twilight)Dec 07:00 — altitude 17° (twilight)Dec 08:00 — altitude 24° (daytime)Dec 09:00 — altitude 32° (daytime)Dec 10:00 — altitude 40° (daytime)Dec 11:00 — altitude 49° (daytime)Dec 12:00 — altitude 59° (daytime)Dec 13:00 — altitude 68° (daytime)Dec 14:00 — altitude 78° (daytime)Dec 15:00 — altitude 84° (daytime)Dec 16:00 — altitude 79° (daytime)Dec 17:00 — altitude 69° (twilight)Dec 18:00 — altitude 60°Dec 19:00 — altitude 50°Dec 20:00 — altitude 41°Dec 21:00 — altitude 32°Dec 22:00 — altitude 25°Dec 23:00 — altitude 18°Dec: best around 18:00 local
below horizon astronomical dark — low to high altitude twilight daytime (sun up) best night-time hour

Right now

Daytime
84°
SSW (az 194°)
setting

Upcoming (local)

Rise never sets
Transit 06:03 84°
Set never sets

Across the year

Best month September
Peak altitude 84°
Circumpolar here yes
Dark-sky hours / year 2618

Neighboring Constellations

Lyra Vulpecula Pegasus Lacerta

Showpieces in Cygnus

8
Messier 39 survey image
Messier 39

NGC 7092

4.6 mag 32. Easy
Albireo

HIP 95951; Beta2 Cyg; 6 Cyg

5.11 mag 34.7″ B: 5.0 B8Ve Easy
Albireo

HIP 95947; Beta1 Cyg; 6 Cyg

3.08 mag 34.5″ B: 4.7 K2II Easy
16 Cyg

HIP 96895; 16 Cyg

5.96 mag 39.9″ B: 6.2 G1.5Vb Easy
X Cyg

HIP 102276

6.47 mag 5.85 - 6.91 DCEP F7Ib-G8Ib Medium
Blinking Planetary survey image
Blinking Planetary

NGC 6826

C15

8.8 mag 0.5 Medium
61 Cyg

HIP 104214; 61 Cyg

5.21 mag 32.1″ B: 6.1 K5V Easy
HIP 94336
6.57 mag 7.0″ B: 6.7 G4V Easy

Main Stars in Cygnus

20
Deneb

HIP 102098; Alpha Cyg; 50 Cyg

1.25 mag 75.6″ B: 11.7 A2Ia Very Hard
Sador

HIP 100453; Gamma Cyg; 37 Cyg

2.20 mag 141.2″ B: 11.0 F8Ib Hard
Gienah Cygni

HIP 102488; Epsilon Cyg; 53 Cyg

2.46 mag 79.2″ B: 11.6 K0III-IV Very Hard
Fawaris

HIP 97165; Delta Cyg; 18 Cyg

2.87 mag 2.8″ B: 6.3 A0IV Hard
Albireo

HIP 95947; Beta1 Cyg; 6 Cyg

3.08 mag 34.5″ B: 4.7 K2II Easy
Zeta Cyg

HIP 104732; Zeta Cyg; 64 Cyg

3.20 mag G8+ IIIa Ba0.5 Easy
Xi Cyg

HIP 104060; Xi Cyg; 62 Cyg

3.72 mag K4:Ib- Easy
Tau Cyg

HIP 104887; Tau Cyg; 65 Cyg

3.72 mag 1.0″ B: 6.6 F1 IV Very Hard
Kappa Cyg

HIP 94779; Kappa Cyg; 1 Cyg

3.77 mag G9III Easy
Iota Cyg

HIP 95853; Iota2 Cyg; 10 Cyg

3.79 mag A4Vn Easy
31 Cyg

HIP 99675; 31 Cyg

3.79 mag 336.7″ B: 4.8 K2II+... Easy
Eta Cyg

HIP 98110; Eta Cyg; 21 Cyg

3.89 mag 45.9″ B: 10.5 K0III Hard
Nu Cyg

HIP 103413; Nu Cyg; 58 Cyg

3.94 mag 0.1″ B: 6.4 A0IIIn Easy
32 Cyg

HIP 99848; 32 Cyg

3.98 mag 208.5″ B: 8.4 K3Ib+B3V Easy
41 Cyg

HIP 101076; 41 Cyg

4.01 mag F5II Easy
Rho Cyg

HIP 106481; Rho Cyg; 73 Cyg

4.02 mag G8IIIFe-0.5 Easy
52 Cyg

HIP 102453; 52 Cyg

4.22 mag 5.8″ B: 9.5 G9.5III Hard
Sigma Cyg

HIP 105102; Sigma Cyg; 67 Cyg

4.23 mag B9Iab Easy
Pi Cyg

HIP 107533; Pi Cyg; 81 Cyg

4.23 mag 0.1″ B: 6.0 B3III Easy
33 Cyg

HIP 99655; 33 Cyg

4.30 mag A3IV-Vn Easy

Double Stars in Cygnus

15
Albireo

HIP 95951; Beta2 Cyg; 6 Cyg

5.11 mag 34.7″ B: 5.0 B8Ve Easy
Albireo

HIP 95947; Beta1 Cyg; 6 Cyg

3.08 mag 34.5″ B: 4.7 K2II Easy
16 Cyg

HIP 96895; 16 Cyg

5.96 mag 39.9″ B: 6.2 G1.5Vb Easy
61 Cyg

HIP 104214; 61 Cyg

5.21 mag 32.1″ B: 6.1 K5V Easy
HIP 94336
6.57 mag 7.0″ B: 6.7 G4V Easy
HIP 97228
6.43 mag 14.9″ B: 7.0 B9.5VpSi Easy
31 Cyg

HIP 99675; 31 Cyg

3.79 mag 336.7″ B: 4.8 K2II+... Easy
HIP 100097
5.76 mag 3.9″ B: 7.5 A2V s Medium
59 Cyg

HIP 103632; 59 Cyg

4.74 mag 21.0″ B: 9.4 B1ne Medium
17 Cyg

HIP 97295; 17 Cyg

4.99 mag 26.1″ B: 9.2 F7V Medium
26 Cyg

HIP 98571; 26 Cyg

5.05 mag 41.8″ B: 8.9 K1II-III Medium
HIP 100808
6.36 mag 26.7″ B: 8.3 B9V Easy
V389 Cyg

HIP 104371

5.59 mag 3.3″ B: 8.1 B9VpSi Medium
Fawaris

HIP 97165; Delta Cyg; 18 Cyg

2.87 mag 2.8″ B: 6.3 A0IV Hard
T Cyg

HIP 102571

4.92 mag 10.0″ B: 10.0 K3III Medium

Variable Stars in Cygnus

10
SS Cyg

HR 9134

8.00 mag 7.7 - 12.4 UGSS Peculiar Very Hard
X Cyg

HIP 102276

6.47 mag 5.85 - 6.91 DCEP F7Ib-G8Ib Medium
V1339 Cyg

HIP 107140

6.17 mag 5.90 - 6.45 SRB M4III: Easy
V1143 Cyg

HIP 96620

5.82 mag 5.85 - 6.37 EA/DM F6Va Medium
W Cyg

HIP 106642

5.53 mag 5.10 - 6.83 SRB M5IIIae Easy
RS Cyg

HIP 99653

6.50 mag 6.5 - 9.5 SRA C Medium
V460 Cyg

HIP 107129

6.07 mag 5.57 - 6.50 SRB C6.3 Easy
SU Cyg

HIP 97150

6.82 mag 6.44 - 7.22 DCEP F2I Medium
DT Cyg

HIP 104185

5.82 mag 5.57 - 5.96 DCEPS F7.5Ib-II Hard
HIP 97142
6.57 mag 6.32 - 6.73 SR M1III Hard

Deep Sky Objects in Cygnus

30
Open Cluster (21)
Messier 39 survey image
Messier 39

NGC 7092

4.6 mag 32. Easy
NGC 6871 survey image
NGC 6871
5.2 mag 20. Easy
NGC 7039 survey image
NGC 7039
7.6 mag 25. Easy
NGC 7082 survey image
NGC 7082
7.2 mag 25. Easy
NGC 6811 survey image
NGC 6811
6.8 mag 13. Easy
NGC 6883 survey image
NGC 6883
8.0 mag 15. Easy
Messier 29 survey image
Messier 29

NGC 6913

7.1 mag 7. Easy
NGC 6819 survey image
NGC 6819
7.3 mag 5. Easy
NGC 6834 survey image
NGC 6834
7.8 mag 5. Easy
NGC 6866 survey image
NGC 6866
7.6 mag 7. Easy
NGC 6910 survey image
NGC 6910
7.4 mag 8. Easy
NGC 6997 survey image
NGC 6997
10.0 mag 15. Medium
NGC 7063 survey image
NGC 7063
7.0 mag 8. Easy
NGC 7062 survey image
NGC 7062
8.3 mag 7. Easy
NGC 7086 survey image
NGC 7086
8.4 mag 9. Easy
NGC 7031 survey image
NGC 7031
9.1 mag 5. Easy
IC 4996 survey image
IC 4996
7.3 mag 6. Easy
IC 1369 survey image
IC 1369
6.8 mag 4. Easy
NGC 7067 survey image
NGC 7067
9.7 mag 3. Medium
NGC 7128 survey image
NGC 7128
9.7 mag 3. Medium
NGC 7044 survey image
NGC 7044
11.0 mag Hard
Galaxy (2)
NGC 7013 survey image
NGC 7013
12.0 mag 4.9 Sa Hard
NGC 6824 survey image
NGC 6824
11.9 mag 2.1 Sab Hard
Planetary Nebula (3)
Blinking Planetary survey image
Blinking Planetary

NGC 6826

C15

8.8 mag 0.5 Medium
NGC 7048 survey image
NGC 7048
11.0 mag 1.0 Very Hard
NGC 7027 survey image
NGC 7027
10.0 mag 0.3 Very Hard
Emission Nebula (3)
North America Nebula survey image
North America Nebula

NGC 7000

C20

5.0 mag 120 Medium
Crescent Nebula survey image
Crescent Nebula

NGC 6888

C27

10.0 mag 20 Hard
Cocoon Nebula survey image
Cocoon Nebula

IC 5146

C19

10.0 mag 12 Hard
Supernova Remnant (1)
East Veil Nebula survey image
East Veil Nebula

NGC 6992

C33

7.0 mag 60 Medium