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Gienah
Gienah Cygni, Epsilon Cygni, 53 Cygni
Proper Names
Gienah, Gienah Cygni
Bayer Designation
Epsilon Cygni
Flamsteed Number
53 Cygni
BSC
7949
HD
197989
Constellation
Cygnus
Right Ascension
20h 46m 13s
Declination
+33° 58' 13"
Distance
72
light years
22
parsecs
Magnitude
Apparent:
+2.5
Absolute:
+0.8
Spectral Class
K
0
Orange
Giant
Optimum Visibility
August
One of two
stars
(the other being Delta Cygni) that together define the outstretched wings of
Cygnus
the
Swan
. Gienah is a
triple
star
almost eighty
light years
from the
Sun
.
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