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Proper Names	Aljanah, Gienah, Gienah Cygni
Bayer Designation	Epsilon Cygni
Flamsteed Number	53 Cygni
HR (BSC)	7949
HD	197989
Constellation	Cygnus
Right Ascension	20h 46m 13s
Declination	+33° 58' 13"
Distance	73 light years 22 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +2.5 Absolute: +0.8
Spectral Class	K0 Orange Giant
Optimum Visibility	August
Notes	The names Aljanah and Gienah both mean 'the wing', and Cygnus the Swan is the not the only bird-constellation to have a star with this name. The other is in Corvus, the Crow, whose Gamma star is also named Gienah. The two stars are sometimes designated Gienah Cygni and Gienah Corvi to avoid confusion.

One of two stars (the other being Fawaris or Delta Cygni) that together define the outstretched wings of Cygnus the Swan. Aljanah is a triple star almost eighty light years from the Sun.

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