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    V404 Cygni is a microquasar and a binary system in the constellation of Cygnus. It contains a black hole with a mass of about 9 M☉ and an early K giant...
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    Deneb (redirect from Alpha Cygni)
    Bayer designation is α Cygni, which is Latinised to Alpha Cygni, abbreviated to Alpha Cyg or α Cyg. α Cygni (Latinised to Alpha Cygni) is the star's designation...
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    Albireo (redirect from Beta Cygni)
    Albireo /ælˈbɪrioʊ/ is a double star designated Beta CygniCygni, abbreviated Beta Cyg, β Cyg). The International Astronomical Union uses the name "Albireo"...
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    consisting of Epsilon Cygni, Gamma Cygni, Delta Cygni, 30 Cygni, Alpha Cygni, Nu Cygni, Tau Cygni, Upsilon Cygni and Zeta Cygni. Consequently, the Chinese...
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    61 Cygni /ˈsɪɡni/ is a binary star system in the constellation Cygnus, consisting of a pair of K-type dwarf stars that orbit each other in a period of...
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    consisting of Gamma Cygni, Delta Cygni, 30 Cygni, Alpha Cygni, Nu Cygni, Tau Cygni, Upsilon Cygni, Zeta Cygni and Epsilon Cygni. Consequently, the Chinese...
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  • widely accepted to be a black hole. HDE 226868 O 30±10 7800±460 2.39±0.14 V404 Cygni Binary star system with orbit t=6.5 d 20h 24m 03.83s +33° 52′ 02.2″ 1989...
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    pulsars have much more massive companions. Another black hole in Cygnus is V404 Cygni, which consists of a K-type star orbiting around a black hole of around...
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    P Cygni (34 Cygni) is a variable star in the constellation Cygnus. The designation "P" was originally assigned by Johann Bayer in Uranometria as a nova...
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  • Black Holes, astronomer Phil Charles; the Japanese Ginga (satellite) and V404 Cygni, which orbits a black hole; the William Herschel Telescope in La Palma;...
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