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Cygnus
[ sig-nuhs ]
noun
- the Swan, a northern constellation southwest of Draco, containing the bright star Deneb.
Cygnus
/ ˈsɪɡnəs /
noun
- a constellation in the N hemisphere lying between Pegasus and Draco in the Milky Way. The constellation contains the Cygnus Loop supernova remnant, the intense radio galaxy Cygnus A, and the intense galactic X-ray source Cygnus X–1, which is probably a black hole
Cygnus
/ sĭg′nəs /
- A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Cepheus and Lyra. Cygnus (the Swan, or the Northern Cross) contains the bright star Deneb.
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Example Sentences
The temperature of Cygnus X-1 from Hawking radiation is roughly a billionth of a degree above absolute zero.
Lower-mass black holes, such as Cygnus X-1, are the remnants of very massive stars; those are a story for another day.
In the year 1670 a new star appeared in the constellation Cygnus, attaining the third magnitude.
I recollect but one philosopher styled Cygnus; and, what is remarkable, he was of Canaan.
A gigantic swan, Cygnus falconeri, is known from the Zebug cavern in Malta.
Considering it an undescribed species, it was named Cygnus anatodoides.
Near Vega is another important constellation, known as the Swan or Cygnus.
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