Stars in Cygnus

The brightest star in Cygnus is Deneb, at apparent magnitude 1.25 and 1,410 ly from Earth, one of 150 stars gravityfinder lists in the constellation, 10 of them carrying a name.

Brightest first. A constellation is a direction, not a neighbourhood: these stars share a patch of sky as seen from Earth and can sit thousands of light-years apart. The known worlds in this direction →

#StarMagnitudeDistanceClassTemperature
1Deneb1.251,410 lyBlue-white supergiant8,525 K
2Sadr2.231,832 lyF8Ib~5,696 K
3Aljanah2.4872.7 lyK0III~4,693 K
4Fawaris2.86165 lyB9.5III~10,150 K
5Albireo3.21390 lyOrange bright giant4,358 K
6Zeta Cyg3.21143 lyG8II SB~4,767 K
7Xi Cyg3.72843 lyK5Ibv SB~3,637 K
8Tau Cyg3.7466.3 lyF1IV~6,918 K
9Iota² Cyg3.76121 lyA5Vn~8,589 K
10Kappa Cyg3.80124 lyK0III~4,866 K
1131 Cyg3.80884 lyK2II+...~4,176 K
12Eta Cyg3.89135 lyK0IIIvar~4,698 K
13Nu Cyg3.94374 lyA1Vn~9,800 K
1432 Cyg3.961,059 lyK3Ib-II comp~3,869 K
15Rho Cyg3.98124 lyG8III~5,037 K
1641 Cyg4.01769 lyF5II~6,859 K
1752 Cyg4.22201 lyK0III~4,624 K
18Sigma Cyg4.222,886 lyB9Iab~9,047 K
19Pi² Cyg4.231,106 lyB3III~11,920 K
2033 Cyg4.28159 lyA3IV-Vn~8,895 K
21Upsilon Cyg4.41642 lyB2Vne~11,624 K
2239 Cyg4.43250 lyK3III~4,067 K
23Theta Cyg4.4959.8 lyF4V~6,907 K
24Mu¹ Cyg4.4972.5 lyF6V~6,335 K
25Azelfafage4.691,726 lyB3IV~11,903 K
26HIP 997704.94131 lyA5-A68,000 K
27Albireo B5.12400 lyB8V~11,489 K
28DMPP-45.7382.6 lyF5-F8 V6,400 K
29HD 1903605.7452.2 lyG7 IV-V5,560 K
3016 Cyg B6.2168.9 lyG3 V5,750 K
31HD 1852696.68170 lyG0 IV5,923 K
32HD 1970376.82108 lyF7 V6,150 K
33KELT-97.55667 lyA9,270 K
34KELT-207.59445 lyA2 V8,720 K
35HD 1871237.83150 lyG3 V5,790 K
36HD 1918068.09214 lyK06,010 K
37HD 3310938.38164 lyK05,544 K
38HD 3322318.56263 lyF86,128 K
39Cygnus X-18.841,941 lyB0Ib~5,501 K
40HD 2350889.19134 lyK V5,075 K
41TOI-13339.44654 lyF-type6,274 K
42TIC 656127019.45495 lyG-type5,692 K
43HAT-P-119.46123 lyK44,653 K
44Kepler-4099.64222 lyG-type5,421 K
45TOI-20109.85356 lyF05,929 K
46Campbell's Hydrogen Star10.00WC...~10,290 K
47Kepler-6810.08470 lyG-type5,847 K
48TOI-578610.19628 lyF-type6,235 K
49Kepler-186910.31369 lyG-type5,808 K
50HAT-P-1710.38301 lyK5,246 K
51HAT-P-710.481,112 lyF6 V6,389 K
52KELT-2110.481,536 lyA8 V7,598 K
53Kepler-12610.51774 lyF-type6,239 K
54Kepler-5010.54816 lyF-type6,225 K
55Kepler-9610.57401 lyG-type5,690 K
56GJ 80610.7939.3 lyM1.5 V3,600 K
57Kepler-187610.79848 lyF-type6,104 K
58Kepler-171411.041,335 lyF-type6,150 K
59Kepler-53811.27509 lyG-type5,534 K
60TOI-588211.311,357 lyG-type5,920 K
61Kepler-91011.441,306 lyF-type6,230 K
62Kepler-183811.441,472 lyG-type5,877 K
63Kepler-44911.45789 lyG-type5,649 K
64KOI-1211.511,303 lyF-type6,635 K
65Kepler-99711.521,525 lyF-type6,150 K
66Ross 17611.52151 lyK7 V4,041 K
67Kepler-50811.591,059 lyF-type6,025 K
68Kepler-90811.61949 lyG-type5,973 K
69Kepler-90911.631,010 lyF-type6,154 K
70Kepler-46211.631,946 lyA-type7,500 K
71Kepler-117111.651,869 lyF-type7,044 K
72WASP-4811.651,481 lyG-type5,920 K
73Tabby's Star11.701,470 lyF-type main-sequence star6,750 K
74Kepler-7811.72406 lyG5,058 K
75KELT-1611.721,450 lyF7 V6,236 K
76Kepler-2211.75635 lyG5 V5,596 K
77Kepler-151411.771,296 lyF-type6,145 K
78Kepler-91111.771,814 lyF-type6,112 K
79Kepler-19711.781,078 lyF-type6,004 K
80Kepler-192911.791,658 lyG-type5,786 K
81Kepler-80611.811,180 lyG-type5,770 K
82Kepler-100211.821,332 lyF-type6,144 K
83Kepler-13611.821,373 lyF-type6,165 K
84Kepler-50911.851,084 lyF-type6,060 K
85Kepler-95311.87844 lyG-type5,416 K
86Kepler-3611.941,722 lyG-type5,979 K
87Kepler-199011.951,281 lyG-type5,751 K
88Kepler-14511.981,849 lyF-type6,022 K
89Kepler-111511.983,207 lyA-type8,480 K
90WASP-19411.981,555 lyF-type6,405 K
91Kepler-45011.991,487 lyF-type6,197 K
92Kepler-199412.01789 lyG-type5,495 K
93Kepler-108412.021,323 lyF-type6,113 K
94Kepler-6312.02633 lyG55,576 K
95Kepler-174312.061,757 lyG-type5,855 K
96Kepler-151512.101,759 lyF-type6,511 K
97TOI-4487 A12.111,563 lyF-type6,206 K
98Kepler-144212.111,985 lyF-type6,394 K
99Kepler-51612.122,241 lyF-type7,099 K
100Kepler-110412.131,731 lyF-type6,417 K
101Kepler-198812.131,675 lyF-type6,033 K
102Kepler-1612.14245 lyK-type4,450 K
103Kepler-112112.141,572 lyF-type6,231 K
104TIC 36510276012.151,812 lyK-type4,900 K
105Kepler-50712.201,277 lyF-type6,113 K
106Kepler-143412.202,529 lyF-type6,291 K
107Kepler-116312.211,561 lyF-type6,302 K
108Kepler-191112.24880 lyG-type5,721 K
109TOI-523212.251,988 lyF-type6,500 K
110Kepler-39612.26730 lyG-type5,656 K
111Kepler-187712.29931 lyG-type5,615 K
112Kepler-54012.291,273 lyG-type5,946 K
113KOI-9412.311,556 lyF-type6,182 K
114Kepler-34012.332,638 lyF-type6,620 K
115Kepler-121912.342,873 lyG-type5,944 K
116Kepler-131312.36568 lyG-type5,453 K
117Kepler-99912.361,778 lyF-type6,237 K
118Kepler-51712.37946 lyG-type5,690 K
119KIC 812191312.382,307 lyG-type5,975 K
120Kepler-43212.402,766 lyK-type4,995 K
121Kepler-114112.401,284 lyG-type5,791 K
122Kepler-53912.441,002 lyG2 V5,820 K
123Kepler-132312.441,518 lyF-type6,169 K
124Kepler-41112.45501 lyK2 V4,974 K
125Kepler-176912.491,430 lyF-type6,071 K
126Kepler-131212.49976 lyG-type5,719 K
127Kepler-10712.541,716 lyG-type5,854 K
128Kepler-167212.551,276 lyF-type6,132 K
129Kepler-120912.551,649 lyF-type6,210 K
130TOI-3523 A12.562,105 lyF-type6,450 K
131Kepler-85812.57974 lyG-type5,653 K
132Kepler-80512.592,082 lyF-type6,112 K
133Kepler-144612.60496 lyK-type4,865 K
134Kepler-5612.602,978 lyK-type4,840 K
135Kepler-40612.601,187 lyG-type5,538 K
136Kepler-95912.612,634 lyF-type7,005 K
137Kepler-195512.611,466 lyG-type5,825 K
138Kepler-37812.62496 lyK-type4,661 K
139Kepler-139512.631,608 lyF-type6,138 K
140Kepler-31412.64877 lyG-type5,378 K
141Kepler-183312.641,930 lyF-type6,164 K
142PH212.641,122 lyG35,734 K
1432MASS J19383260+460359112.651,293 lyB-type29,564 K
144Kepler-10812.661,105 lyG-type5,854 K
145Kepler-74312.66910 lyG-type5,486 K
146KOI-31912.682,153 lyG-type5,880 K
147Kepler-34812.681,862 lyF-type6,177 K
148Kepler-116912.711,705 lyF-type6,191 K
149Kepler-51212.731,524 lyG-type5,997 K
150Kepler-46412.752,177 lyG-type5,933 K
Common questions

What is the brightest star in Cygnus?

The brightest star in Cygnus is Deneb, at apparent magnitude 1.25 and 1,410 ly from Earth, one of 150 stars gravityfinder lists in the constellation, 10 of them carrying a name.

What is the nearest star in Cygnus?

The nearest of them is GJ 806, 39 ly away.

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