Fawaris
- HIP
- 97165
- Designation
- 18 Del Cyg
- Bayer designation
- δ Cyg
- Visual magnitude
- 2.86
- Constellation
- Swan
- Name approved by the IAU
- 2018-06-01
The IAU catalogue's account
al-Fawāris (الفوارس), "the Riders" is an in indigenous Arabic asterism consisting of at least four stars. WGSN applied the name of the group to one of its members that now preserves (pars pro toto) the Indigenous heritage.
- Source language
- Arabic
- Reference
- Allen (1899, 195).
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.
This star is not part of any chain in the strict sub-corpus.
H1
Other named stars of this constellation:
- Deneb1.25
- Sadr2.23
- Aljanah2.48
- Albireo3.05
- Azelfafage4.69
- Albireo B5.12