Cygnus
the Swan, a northern constellation southwest of Draco, containing the bright star Deneb.
Origin of Cygnus
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How to use Cygnus in a sentence
The star Alpha Cygni comes to us in a direct line at a speed of 500 millions of leagues per year.
Urania | Camille FlammarionThe object was to determine, night after night, the position of 61 Cygni, relative to certain small stars in its neighborhood.
It was by observations of this kind that I sought to detect the parallax of Nova Cygni.
The Story of the Heavens | Robert Stawell BallWe have entered into the history of 61 Cygni with some detail, because it is the star whose distance has been most studied.
The Story of the Heavens | Robert Stawell BallIt teaches us that 61 Cygni must each year traverse a distance of not less than ten times the radius of the earth's orbit.
The Story of the Heavens | Robert Stawell Ball
British Dictionary definitions for Cygnus
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a constellation in the N hemisphere lying between Pegasus and Draco in the Milky Way. The constellation contains the Cygnus Loop supernova remnant, the intense radio galaxy Cygnus A, and the intense galactic X-ray source Cygnus X–1, which is probably a black hole
Origin of Cygnus
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Scientific definitions for Cygnus
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A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Cepheus and Lyra. Cygnus (the Swan, or the Northern Cross) contains the bright star Deneb.
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