Cygnus

Summary

Cygnus is a constellation^[1]. Cygnus draws 967 Wikipedia views per month (constellation category, ranking #14 of 85).^[2]

Key Facts

• Cygnus's image is recorded as Krušné hory, Hora sv. Šebestiána, imgp0651-71info (2018-05).jpg^[3].
• Cygnus's instance of is recorded as constellation^[4].
• Cygnus's shares border with is recorded as Cepheus^[5].
• Cygnus's shares border with is recorded as Draco^[6].
• Cygnus's shares border with is recorded as Lyra^[7].
• Cygnus's shares border with is recorded as Vulpecula^[8].
• Cygnus's shares border with is recorded as Pegasus^[9].
• Cygnus's shares border with is recorded as Lacerta^[10].
• Cygnus's GND ID is recorded as 4148679-1^[11].
• Cygnus's locator map image is recorded as Cygnus constellation map.svg^[12].
• Cygnus's part of is recorded as Northern celestial hemisphere^[13].
• Cygnus's astronomic symbol image is recorded as Cygnus symbol (Moskowitz, variable width).svg^[14].
• Cygnus's Commons category is recorded as Cygnus (constellation)^[15].
• Cygnus's BNCF Thesaurus ID is recorded as 75135^[16].
• Cygnus's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01wt5^[17].
• Cygnus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cygnus (constellation)^[18].
• Cygnus's Commons gallery is recorded as Cygnus (constellation)^[19].
• Cygnus's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0017767^[20].
• Cygnus's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedic Lexicon^[21].
• Cygnus's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[22].
• Cygnus's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[23].
• Cygnus's described by source is recorded as Cygnus^[24].
• Cygnus's described by source is recorded as Star Lore of All Ages^[25].
• Cygnus's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[26].
• Cygnus's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[27].

Body

Geography

Cygnus's part of is recorded as Northern celestial hemisphere^[13].

Physical Characteristics

Cygnus's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q254532', 'amount': '+804'}^[28].

Designation and Status

Cygnus's instance of is recorded as constellation^[4].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Cygnus include Norma Arm^[29], a spiral arm^[30].

Why It Matters

Cygnus draws 967 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.^[31] Cygnus is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]

Entities named for Cygnus include Norma Arm^[29], a spiral arm^[30].