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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
  K0 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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