Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  37 Cyg)  ·  Crescent Nebula  ·  NGC 6888  ·  NGC 6910  ·  The star Sadr (γ Cyg
Gamma Cygni, Bret Waddington
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Gamma Cygni

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Gamma Cygni

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Gamma Cygni, officially named Sadr, is a star in the northern constellation of Cygnus, forming the intersection of an asterism of five stars called the Northern Cross. Based upon parallax measurements obtained during the Hipparcos mission, it is approximately 1,800 light-years from the Sun.

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