Aljanah
- HIP
- 102488
- Designation
- 53 Eps Cyg
- Bayer designation
- ε Cyg
- Visual magnitude
- 2.48
- Constellation
- Swan
- Name approved by the IAU
- 2016-06-30
The IAU catalogue's account
The star used to be commonly named Gienah (cf. Kunitzsch and Smart 2006, Allen 1899) which derives from Arabic al-Janāḥ, The Wing, based on Almagest translations. WGSN adopted the original Arabic word instead of the corrupted one.
- Source language
- Arabic
- Reference
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Source: IAU Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN), Working Group on Star Names. The account is the IAU's own text and is quoted in full: it is published under CC BY.
Corpus chains passing through this star. Deviation is the cross-track angular distance of the third star from the great-circle plane.
- Большой Пёс → Лебедь → ГеркулесГрядущий Царь → Спасительный Крест → Коленопреклоненный - Страдающий Победитель
H1
Other named stars of this constellation:
- Deneb1.25
- Sadr2.23
- Fawaris2.86
- Albireo3.05
- Azelfafage4.69
- Albireo B5.12