List of stars in Cygnus explained

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation of Cygnus, sorted by decreasing apparent magnitude.

NameBFVarHDHIPRADecvis.
mag.		abs.
mag.		Dist. (ly)Sp. classNotes
α 50 197345 102098 1.25 −8.38 2,615±215 A2Ia prototype of α Cyg variables
γ 37 194093 100453 2.23 −6.12 1523 F8Ib Sadr, suspected variable
ε 53 197989 102488 2.48 0.76 72 K0III Aljanah
δ 18 186882 97165 2.86 −0.74 171 B9.5III Fawaris, triple star
Albireo A β1 6 183912 95947 3.05 −2.31 385 K3II+... prominent visual binary with Albireo B; spectroscopic binary
ζ 64 202109 104732 3.21 −0.12 151 G8II SB multiple star
ξ 62 200905 104060 3.72 −4.07 1177 K5Ibv SB
τ 65 202444 104887 3.74 2.14 68 F1IV multiple star; δ Sct variable
ι 10 184006 95853 3.76 0.89 122 A5Vn
κ 1 181276 94779 3.80 0.91 123 K0III variable
ο1 31 V695 192577 99675 3.80 −4.29 1353 K2II+... Algol variable
η 21 188947 98110 3.89 0.74 139 K0IIIvar multiple star
ν 58 199629 103413 3.94 −1.25 356 A1Vn
ο2 32 V1488 192909 99848 3.96 −3.70 1109 K3Ib-II comp Algol variable
ρ 73 205435 106481 3.98 1.07 124 G8III variable
41 195295 101076 4.01 −2.82 758 F5II variable
52 197912 102453 4.22 0.22 206 K0III double star
σ 67 202850 105102 4.22 −6.49 4528 B9Iab
π2 81 207330 107533 4.23 −3.52 1156 B3III Pennae Caudalis; spectroscopic binary
33 192696 99655 4.28 0.93 152 A3IV-Vn variable
υ 66 202904 105138 4.41 −2.80 901 B2Vne emission-line star; γ Cas variable
39 194317 100587 4.43 −0.04 255 K3III
θ 13 185395 96441 4.49 3.14 61 F4V triple star
λ 54 198183 102589 4.53 −2.62 879 B6IV Be star
f2 63 201251 104194 4.56 −2.83 982 K4II double star
47 V2125 196093 101474 4.61 −2.66 929 K2Ib comp double star; pulsating variable
φ 12 185734 96683 4.68 0.25 251 G8III-IV... spectroscopic binary
π1 80 206672 107136 4.69 −3.87 1680 B3IV Azelfafage; spectroscopic binary
μ1 78 206826 107310 4.69 2.94 73 F6V multiple star
8 184171 96052 4.74 −1.68 627 B3IV
f1 59 V832 200120 103632 4.74 −2.95 1124 B1ne irregular variable
P 34 193237 100044 4.77 −6.65 6269 B2pe Nova Cygni 1600; hypergiant; prototype of P Cyg variables
30 192514 99639 4.80 −1.91 716 A5IIIn variable
57 199081 103089 4.80 −1.13 501 B5V spectroscopic binary
55 V1661 198478 102724 4.81 −4.38 2248 B3Ia α Cyg variable; emission-line star
72 205512 106551 4.87 0.40 255 K1III
15 186675 97118 4.89 0.23 279 G8III
ψ 24 189037 98055 4.91 0.18 288 A4Vn multiple star
b2 28 V1624 191610 99303 4.93 −2.18 860 B2.5V Be star; emission-line star
b3 29 V1644 192640 99770 4.93 1.86 134 A2V variable
T 198134 102571 4.93 −0.51 399 K3IIIvar triple star; variable
ω1 45 V2014 195556 101138 4.94 −2.19 869 B2.5IV β Cep variable
22 188892 98068 4.95 −2.89 1203 B5IV
189276 98073 4.98 −2.27 918 K5II-III
2 182568 95372 4.99 −1.89 774 B3IV double star
17 187013 97295 5.00 3.40 68 F5
d 20 188056 97635 5.03 1.18 192 K3IIIvar variable
A 68 V1809 203064 105186 5.04 4600 O8e rotating ellipsoidal variable
74 205835 106711 5.04 1.03 206 A5V
186155 96825 5.06 1.62 159 F5II variable
e 26 190147 98571 5.06 −0.54 429 K1II-III multiple star
56 198639 102843 5.06 1.93 138 A4me... double star
75 206330 106999 5.09 −0.38 404 M1IIIvar triple star; variable
Albireo B β2 6 183914 95951 5.12 −0.19 376 B8V component of the Albireo system; emission-line star
23 188665 97870 5.14 −1.32 638 B5V
35 193370 100122 5.14 −3.80 2000 F5Ib spectroscopic binary
25 V1746 189687 98425 5.15 −3.27 1575 B3IV γ Cas variable & β Cep variable; emission-line star
4 V1741 183056 95556 5.17 −1.34 653 B9sp... spectroscopic binary
185351 96459 5.17 2.13 132 K0III
19 V1509 187849 97630 5.18 −1.29 642 M2IIIa variable
61 V1803 201091 104214 5.20 7.49 11 K5V Bessel's Star; BY Draconis variable; 14th nearest star system
g 71 204771 106093 5.22 1.04 224 K0III
193092 99968 5.27 −2.16 1000 K5II variable
204411 105898 5.29 −0.10 389 A6pe... α2CVn variable
70 204403 105942 5.30 −3.38 1772 B3V
184875 96288 5.34 −0.64 512 A2V
b1 27 V2008 191026 99031 5.38 3.46 79 K0IV RS CVn variable
60 V1931 200310 103732 5.38 −2.73 1364 B1V eclipsing binary
9 184759 96302 5.39 −0.70 538 A0V+... spectroscopic binary
14 185872 96693 5.41 −1.20 685 B9III
51 197511 102177 5.41 −1.85 924 B2V multiple star
189178 98194 5.46 −2.90 1531 B5V double star
199101 103145 5.47 −0.89 609 K5III
199098 103094 5.48 −1.31 744 K0II
189395 98325 5.51 −0.60 544 B9Vn
49 197178 102066 5.51 −1.45 805 G8IIb
206749 107235 5.51 −0.77 587 M2III
ω2 46 195774 101243 5.53 −0.03 399 M2III Ruchba; suspected member of Hercules stream
49 197177 102066 5.53 −1.43 805 G8IIb
184293 96014 5.55 −0.22 465 K1III
199870 103519 5.55 1.00 265 G8III
V1942 CygV1942 209515 108845 5.57 −0.48 529 A0IV α2 CVn variable
36 193369 100108 5.58 1.70 195 A2V
194152 100437 5.58 0.06 415 K0IIIvar
199955 103530 5.59 −2.35 1264 B5Vn
204153 105769 5.59 2.91 112 F0V
188209 97757 5.60 −7.69 14818 O9.5Ia
198345 102635 5.60 −0.49 538 K5III
V389 201433 104371 5.60 −0.07 444 B9V multiple; variable
V1768 CygV1768 190603 98863 5.62 −7.48 13583 B1.5Ia comp α Cyg variable
40 195050 100907 5.63 1.04 270 A3V
V380 187879 97634 5.68 −3.80 2567 B1III Algol variable
196852 101899 5.68 0.31 386 K2III
197392 102155 5.68 −1.84 1042 B8II-III
V2140 CygV2140 199478 103312 5.68 −6.60 9314 B8Ia α Cyg variable
203644 105497 5.68 0.66 328 K0III
79 206774 107253 5.69 1.08 272 A0V
192787 99841 5.70 0.88 300 K0III
184960 96258 5.71 3.67 83 F7V
7 183534 95656 5.73 0.51 361 A1V
190360 98767 5.73 4.72 52 G6IV+... binary star; has two planets (b & c)
43 V2121 195068 100859 5.73 2.85 123 F0V: V2121 Cyg; γ Dor variable
77 206644 107162 5.73 0.44 372 A0V
201834 104516 5.75 0.15 431 B9III
203245 105282 5.75 −0.33 536 B6V
204485 106003 5.75 2.50 145 F0V
193592 100097 5.76 1.01 291 A2Vs
DT 201078 104185 5.77 −3.05 1895 F7.5Ib-IIv Cepheid variable
205314 106393 5.77 −0.05 475 A0V
V2015 CygV2015 196178 101475 5.78 −0.06 481 B9sp... α2 CVn variable
188650 97985 5.79 −2.58 1538 Fp
209419 108758 5.79 −1.77 1058 B5III
191195 99026 5.81 3.00 119 F5V
187235 97376 5.83 −0.05 489 B8Vn
100069 5.83 −2.56 1552 O9V
199611 103359 5.83 2.20 174 F0III
186619 97081 5.86 −0.57 631 M0III
192985 99889 5.87 3.18 113 F5V:
V2119 194335 100574 5.87 −1.32 893 B2Vne Be star
V1762 CygV1762 179094 94013 5.88 1.65 229 K1IV RS CVn variable
V1143 CygV1143 185912 96620 5.89 2.89 130 F6Vasv Algol variable
195554 101084 5.89 −1.30 896 B9Vn
V1334 CygV1334 203156 105269 5.89 −4.27 3505 F2Ib δ Cep variable
42 195324 101067 5.90 −2.67 1689 A1Ib
188252 97774 5.91 −3.49 2470 B2III
189684 98383 5.92 0.12 472 A5III
199612 103360 5.92 −2.04 1273 G8II-III
186377 96977 5.93 −3.26 2248 A5III
200817 103956 5.93 0.46 405 K0III
69 V2157 204172 105811 5.93 −3.71 2763 B0Ib probable α Cyg variable
194193 100501 5.95 −1.15 856 M0III
199579 103371 5.96 −4.44 3928 O6...
W 205730 106642 5.96 −0.43 617 M4IIIe-M6e semiregular variable
197139 101986 5.97 0.17 470 K2III
V460 206570 107129 5.98 −2.96 2000 C6.3 DS Peg, carbon star; variable
c 16 186408 96895 5.99 4.32 70 G2V triple star system
V1743 184786 96198 6.00 −2.26 1462 M4.5III
192439 99579 6.01 0.50 412 K1III:
200253 103734 6.01 −0.51 657 G5III
204428 105891 6.01 0.35 442 B6V
181096 94755 6.02 2.88 138 F6IV:
197120 102033 6.02 1.45 267 A2V
204965 106171 6.02 0.18 479 A3V
11 185037 96387 6.03 −0.74 738 B8Vn
189066 98143 6.03 −1.64 1113 B5IV
186568 97087 6.04 −1.17 901 B8III
61 201092 104217 6.05 8.33 11 K7V component of the 61 Cyg system
203439 105432 6.05 −0.29 605 A1V
188793 97892 6.06 0.97 339 A3V
V2130 197018 101949 6.07 −1.13 898 B6IIIp Mn SX Ari variable
202240 104765 6.07 −2.62 1781 F0III
203630 105558 6.07 0.77 374 K1III
76 206538 107097 6.07 0.34 455 A2V
186440 97028 6.08 1.01 337 A1V
194097 100486 6.09 −0.26 607 K2
185837 96724 6.10 0.29 474 A3IV
189127 98044 6.10 0.34 462 G9III
200577 103894 6.10 −0.41 655 G8III
206731 107186 6.10 −1.03 869 G8II
207516 107664 6.10 0.20 493 B8V
V1339 CygV1339 206632 107140 6.11 −0.47 676 M4.5
187638 97538 6.12 −0.53 697 G6III
191243 99145 6.12 −2.83 2012 B5Ib
202923 105064 6.12 0.67 401 A1V
μ2 78 206827 6.12 G2V
V2093 CygV2093 187880 97651 6.13 −3.96 3396 M3III
188149 97789 6.13 −0.65 739 K4III
192535 99685 6.13 −0.64 738 K4III
186927 97242 6.14 0.57 424 A2V+...
187372 97372 6.14 −1.74 1230 M2III
V2100 189775 98379 6.14 −0.72 769 B5III α2CVn variable
190964 98915 6.14 −0.64 741 M1IIIa
195964 101285 6.14 −0.87 821 K5III
203096 105229 6.15 −2.43 1698 A5IV
189296 98111 6.16 1.50 279 A4Vn
190781 98858 6.16 −0.09 579 A2IV
206040 106771 6.16 −0.33 647 K1III
206509 107041 6.16 −0.51 703 K0III
186121 96805 6.17 −1.99 1399 M2III
199892 103532 6.17 0.40 465 B7III
202862 105101 6.17 −1.57 1152 B7Vn
205114 106267 6.17 −1.56 1148 G2Ib+...
205551 106518 6.17 −2.32 1630 B9III
187038 97307 6.18 0.92 367 K2
190771 98921 6.18 4.80 62 G5IV
V1981 200527 103828 6.18 −1.71 1235 M3Ib-II: semiregular variable
202314 104822 6.18 −3.18 2433 G2Ib
191096 98946 6.19 2.60 170 F4V
196379 101556 6.19 −5.54 7244 A9II
CP 205939 106752 6.19 −0.35 661 A7III variable
194220 100515 6.20 1.17 331 K0IIIvar
195820 101245 6.20 1.06 348 K0III
V1619 207857 107856 6.20 −1.39 1072 B9p HgMn α2CVn variable
44 195593 101214 6.21 −2.22 1583 F5Iab
196642 101756 6.21 1.19 328 K0III
186307 96907 6.22 1.62 272 A6V
188074 97700 6.22 2.12 215 F2V
193702 100268 6.22 1.03 355 A1V
181960 94974 6.23 0.53 450 A1V
189942 98563 6.23 −1.21 1003 K0III
193944 100295 6.23 −2.26 1630 K5
202720 105034 6.23 −0.89 865 K2
185955 96706 6.25 0.79 402 K0III
c 16 186427 96901 6.25 4.60 70 G5V component of the 16 Cyg system; has a planet (b)
207446 107637 6.25 −0.41 701 K5
183986 95953 6.26 −0.57 758 B9.5III
198513 102712 6.26 −0.67 791 B8np
180756 94623 6.27 1.16 342 G8III
205349 106420 6.27 −2.05 1502 K1Ibvar
186815 97070 6.28 1.83 253 K2III
192934 99893 6.28 0.78 410 A1V
186760 97033 6.29 3.02 147 G0V
198387 102642 6.29 3.18 137 K0V:
V819 188439 97845 6.30 −3.53 3019 B0.5IIIn β Cep variable
198151 102530 6.30 0.79 413 A3V
181597 94890 6.32 0.81 413 K1III
193217 100016 6.32 −2.49 1884 K4II:
48 196606 101765 6.32 −0.58 784 B8IIIn
200753 103949 6.32 1.79 263 F0IVn
189432 98320 6.33 −2.33 1762 B5IV
V2136 198625 102827 6.33 −0.92 918 B4V
198181 102499 6.34 0.72 434 K0
200723 103963 6.34 1.31 330 F3IV
193469 100155 6.35 −2.98 2397 K5Ib
V973 Cyg186776 97151 6.36 −0.86 906 M3III
192983 99870 6.36 1.18 355 A2Vn
198976 103079 6.36 0.78 427 K2
202710 105017 6.36 −2.00 1531 K0III+...
205688 106661 6.36 1.16 357 G8III-IV
V1817 CygV1817 184398 96003 6.37 −1.17 1052 K2II-IIIcomp RS CVn variable
186506 97029 6.37 −1.86 1442 K0
200740 103929 6.37 0.99 388 K0
186901 97228 6.38 −2.43 1884 B9.5V
194069 100434 6.38 −2.01 1552 G5II+...
195066 100808 6.38 0.26 547 B9V
185114 96316 6.39 1.14 365 K0
V2090 186702 97142 6.39 −0.64 830 M1III
190227 98701 6.39 −1.31 1128 K1III
194951 100866 6.39 −3.01 2470 F1II
203454 105406 6.39 4.27 87 F8V
207119 107398 6.40 −3.20 2717 K5Ib
198237 102585 6.41 −1.61 1309 K3III
V2173 CygV2173 208727 108348 6.42 985 B8V
V1351 CygV1351 186532 96919 6.42 −0.44 767 M5IIIa
V1765 CygV1765 187459 97485 6.42 −2.74 2218 B0.5Ibvar β Lyr variable
198820 102993 6.42 −2.47 1952 B3III
185268 96503 6.43 −0.71 874 B5V
195506 101133 6.43 0.91 415 K2+...
185435 96546 6.44 −2.11 1672 K5
189377 98253 6.44 −1.51 1268 A3V
194882 100714 6.44 −0.88 948 A3III
207088 107445 6.44 0.51 499 G8III
197101 101900 6.45 0.88 424 F2Vn
202654 104962 6.45 −1.94 1552 B4IV
203358 105390 6.45 2.13 239 G8IV
189253 98146 6.46 1.30 350 A1V
V1773 CygV1773 193536 100142 6.46 −3.09 2650 B2V
201836 104537 6.46 −1.86 1502 B6IV
203857 105637 6.46 −0.79 921 K5 has a possible planet
185264 96396 6.47 0.11 609 G9III
185657 96572 6.47 0.53 503 G6V
192538 99719 6.47 −0.98 1009 A0V
192987 99929 6.47 −1.25 1140 B6III
195690 101268 6.47 3.20 147 F2
200030 103596 6.47 −0.39 767 B9
X 197572 102276 6.48 −2.68 2218 G8Ib Cepheid variable
207673 107749 6.48 −5.62 8579 A2Ib
V1276 186357 96988 6.49 266 F1III δ Sct variable
191892 99294 6.49 −1.41 1240 K0
V1584 193722 100250 6.49 −1.38 1221 B9p Si α2CVn variable
194668 100651 6.49 −1.77 1462 B9.5III
196134 101467 6.50 1.56 317 K0III-IV
200465 103822 6.50 −1.68 1411 A1V comp
200595 103871 6.50 −1.59 1353 B3Vn
185269 96507 6.67 3.29 155 G0IV has a planet (b)
197037 101948 6.81 108 F7V has a planet (b)
182917 95413 7.08 900 M3III Z And and SR variable
192163 99546 7.48 −3.57 5279 WN6 Wolf–Rayet Star
195689 101252 7.56 1.18 615 A0 The hottest planet-bearing star with the hottest planet
187123 97336 7.86 4.46 163 G5 has two planets (b & c)
χ 187796 97629 7.91 2.78 346 S7,1e: Mira variable
Vmax = 3.62m, Vmin = 15.00m
191806 99306 8.09 3.99 215 G0V has a massive planet (b)
185456 8.15 S... Mira variable
186686 97068 8.45 −1.85 3749 M3e Mira variable
332231 8.56 28 F8 has a planet (b)
U 193680 100219 8.77 −1.00 2938 R.... Mira variable
226868 98298 8.95 −2.23 >6000 O9.7Iab V1357 Cyg; X-ray binary one component being a black hole
47 196094 9.40 K2Ib+... component of 47 Cyg system
9.44 218 has a transiting planet (b)
9.59 6.69 123 K4 style=ʹʹtext-align:leftʹʹ has two transiting planets (b and c)
10.1 440 has three transiting planets (b, c and d)
16.86 822 M2V has a transiting planet (b)
10.3 has a transiting planet (b)
184738 96295 10.45 WC...V1966 Cyg
10.5 1044 F8 has a transiting planet (b)
10.54 293.5 G0 has two planets (b & c)
11 has two transiting planets (b and c)
11 has a transiting planet (b)
11.06 has a transiting planet (b)
11.41 has two transiting planets (b & c)
11.51 1389 has two transiting planets (b and c)
11.66 590 G5 has a transiting planet (b) in its habitable zone
11.68 has three transiting planets (b, c & d)
11.71 3.74 1277 F3V Tabby's Star, Boyajian's Star, WTF Star
KIC 11026764 9.71 3.6 565G1 nicknamed "Gemma" by Li et al.,; diameter 2.18 times the Sun; aged at 5.94 billion years;[1] weak quasi-periodic pulsations at 0.9 mHz.
11.73 has two transiting planets (b & c)
11.9 has a transiting planet (b & c)
12 has two transiting planets (b and c)
12 G has a transiting planet (b)
12.02 652 has a transiting planet (b)
12.27 – 12.46 1800 Contact binary set to merge in 2022
12.4 has four transiting planets (b, c, d and e)
12.5 has four transiting planets (b, c, d and e)
12.5 G2V has two transiting planets (b and c)
12.52 has two transiting planets (b and c)
12.88 has four transiting planets (b, c, d & e)
14.1 2283 has three transiting planets (b, c & d)
13 has three transiting planets (b, c and d)
13 2851 K2III has two transiting planets (b and c)
13.04 has four transiting planets (b, c, d & e)
13.426 1400 G2V has at least one transiting planet (Kepler-452b)
13.46 has two transiting planets (b & c)
13.7 G4V has two transiting planets (b & c)
13 3910 A δ Scuti variable; one of the slowest rotators
13.7 has three transiting planets (b, c & d)
13.8 4.4 2522 G4 has a transiting planet (b)
13.9 3.3 4167 F8 has a transiting planet (b)
14 has three transiting planets (b, c and d)
14 has a transiting planet (b)
14 has five transiting planets (b, c, d, e and f)
14 has two transiting planets (b & c)
14 6751 has a transiting planet (b)
14.1 has two transiting planets (b & c)
14.11 has four transiting planets (b, c, d & e)
14.2 1999 G has six transiting planets (b, c, d, e, f & g)
14.23 4338 F8V has a transiting planet (b)
14.3 3914 F7IV has a transiting planet (b)
14.4 K has two transiting planets (b & c)
14.5 has two transiting planets (b & c)
14.5 2381 G2V has a transiting planets (b)
14.5 6099 has a transiting planets (b)
14.76 8806 F5IV has a transiting planet (b)
14.8 1360 has a transiting planet (b)
14.87 3849 sdB has two transiting planets (b & c)
15 has two transiting planets (b and c)
15 has four transiting planets (b, c, d & e)
15 has two transiting planets (b and c)
15.0 has three transiting planets (b, c and d)
15.0 1859 G5V has a transiting planet (b)
15.0 has six transiting planets (b, c, d, e, f and g)
15.0 K7V has a transiting planet (b)
15.0 7339 G2IV has a transiting planet (b)
15.03 has five transiting planets (b, c, d, e & f)
15.3 has three transiting planets (b, c and d)
15.3 3611 GOV has a transiting planet (b)
15.3 2795 has three transiting planets (b, c & d)
15.39 has a transiting planet (b)
15.5 has four transiting planets (b, c, d and e)
15.5 has two transiting planets (b and c)
15.5 has three transiting planets (b, c and d)
15.5 has two transiting planets (b and c)
15.56 has three transiting planets (b, c & d)
~15.65 492+/-59 M1V has five transiting planets (b, c, d, e and f)
15.8 has two transiting planets (b & c)
16 has five transiting planets (b, c, d, e and f)
16 1533 K4V has a transiting planets (b)
16.12 126 has three transiting planets (c, b and d)
16.2 2541 has a transiting planet (b)
16.3 has three transiting planets (b, c and d)
16.3 2016 has two transiting planets (b and c)
16.4 3611 G9V has a transiting planet (b)
16.88 1086 M has a transiting planet (b)
V1500 17.1 Nova Cygni 1975; Vmax = 2.0m
18 294 has three transiting planet (b, c & d)
V476 200 Nova Cygni 1920; Vmax = 2.0m
V1668 Nova Cygni 1978; Vmax = 6.0m
3261.6 associated Rfn Nebula
pulsar
V1974 Nova Cygni 1992; Vmax = 4.5m
has three transiting planets (b, d and c).

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Notes and References

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