Also known as: はくちょう座, 白鳥座, 天鵝座, 天鹅座, 백조자리
Cygnus (the Swan) is a Constellation located in the Northern celestial hemisphere. Its brightest star is Deneb (Star), part of the Summer Triangle
Cygnus is an easily recognizable constellation. It resembles a stick figure of a bird with a short tail and long neck, hence resembling its namesake. Due to its bright cross-like central part, it is also known as the Northern Cross.
Example shapes
- The Northern Cross is highlighted
- Rare
Example posts
- post #157764, within its namesake
- post #920356, in the center
- post #4753243
- post #5489736, leftmost constellation
Neighboring constellations
- Cepheus (Constellation)
- Draco (Constellation)
- Lacerta (Constellation)
- Lyra (Constellation)
- Pegasus (Constellation)
- Vulpecula (Constellation)