Cygnus

Summary

Cygnus is a constellation^[1]. Cygnus draws 3,385 Wikipedia views per month (constellation category, ranking #14 of 85).^[2]

Key Facts

• Cygnus's instance of is recorded as constellation^[3].
• Cygnus's shares border with is recorded as Cepheus^[4].
• Cygnus's shares border with is recorded as Draco^[5].
• Cygnus's shares border with is recorded as Lyra^[6].
• Cygnus's shares border with is recorded as Vulpecula^[7].
• Cygnus's shares border with is recorded as Pegasus^[8].
• Cygnus's shares border with is recorded as Lacerta^[9].
• Cygnus is part of Northern celestial hemisphere^[10].
• Cygnus's Commons category is recorded as Cygnus (constellation)^[11].
• Cygnus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cygnus (constellation)^[12].
• Cygnus's Commons gallery is recorded as Cygnus (constellation)^[13].
• Cygnus's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedic Lexicon^[14].
• Cygnus's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[15].
• Cygnus's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[16].
• Cygnus's described by source is recorded as Cygnus^[17].
• Cygnus's described by source is recorded as Star Lore of All Ages^[18].
• Cygnus's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[19].
• Cygnus's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[20].
• Cygnus's topic has template is recorded as Template:Stars of Cygnus^[21].
• Cygnus's topic has template is recorded as Q10729059^[22].
• Cygnus's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'la', 'text': 'Cygnus'}^[23].
• Cygnus's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'la', 'text': 'Cyg'}^[24].
• Cygnus covers an area of {'unit': 'Q254532', 'amount': '+804'}^[25].
• Cygnus's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[26].
• Cygnus's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q116443090', 'amount': '+20.5'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Cygnus is part of Northern celestial hemisphere^[10].

Physical Characteristics

Cygnus covers an area of {'unit': 'Q254532', 'amount': '+804'}^[25].

Designation and Status

Cygnus's instance of is recorded as constellation^[3].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Cygnus include Norma Arm^[28], a spiral arm^[29].

Why It Matters

Cygnus draws 3,385 Wikipedia views per month (constellation category, ranking #14 of 85).^[2] Cygnus has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] Cygnus is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

Entities named for Cygnus include Norma Arm^[28], a spiral arm^[29].