Visible at latitudes between +90° and −40°.
Best visible at 21:00 (9 p.m.) during the month of September.
Abbreviation: Cyg
English Name: the Swan
Right ascension: 20.62h
Declination: +42.03°
Area: 804 sq. deg. (16th)
Main stars: 9
Bayer/Flamsteed stars: 84
Stars with planets: 97
Stars brighter than 3.00m: 4
Stars within 10.00 pc (32.62 ly): 1
Brightest star: Deneb (α Cyg) (1.25m)
Messier objects: 2
Meteor showers: October Cygnids, Kappa Cygnids
Bordering constellations
Cepheus
Draco
Lyra
Vulpecula
Pegasus
Lacerta