Cygnus

Holographic representation of Cygnus as seen from Mars

Cygnus (Latin for swan) was a constellation visible from Earth's northern hemisphere. The brightest star in this constellation was Deneb (Alpha Cygni); the nearest star to Sol in this constellation was 61 Cygni. Astronomical objects in this constellation were located in the Alpha Quadrant. (TAS: "Mudd's Passion")

While on a date, on a holographic re-creation of Mars, with Danara Pel, The Doctor pointed out the constellation Cygnus as among the many star formations and astronomical highlights seen from Mars. (VOY: "Lifesigns")

Related locations

• 17 Cygni
• 61 Cygni
  • Tellar Prime
• Beta Cygni (Albireo)
• Deneb (Alpha Cygni)
  • Deneb II
  • Deneb IV
  • Deneb V
  • Alpha Cygnus IX
  • Deneb XX
• Kepler-22b
• Omega Cygni
• Theta Cygni
  • Theta Cygni XII
• Veil Nebula

Appendices

Background information

The name of this constellation was derived from Iota Omega Cygni's Bayer designation. In Bayer designation, the name begins with a Greek letter followed by a genitive of the constellation's name.

In the things that were deleted, there were a small number of related locations. An Omega Cygni system was mentioned in the final draft script of "The Time Trap", and a graphic created for Star Trek Beyond mentioned a Cygnus system containing Cygnus II and Cygnus VII, but it has not been determined if this graphic was seen on screen.

The constellation contained as well,

• the trinary HD 188753 system,
• the Cygnus Loop, a supernova remnant,
• the radio galaxy Cygnus A,
• the X-ray galactic source Cygnus X-1, which could be a black hole, and
• the asterism Northern Cross.

Also see

• Alpha Cygni
• Cygnia Minor
• A Survey on Cygnian Respiratory Diseases

External links

• Cygnus constellation at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
• Cygnus at Wikipedia