Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  The star Albireo (β1Cyg)  ·  The star β2Cyg
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Albireo, Jorge Olier
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Albireo

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Albireo

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Albireo is the star on the head of Cygnus constellation, near the center of "Summer" Triangle". It is a double star. Today we don't know if they are gravitationally related or not. They are a magnificent pair of stars of orange (Albireo A) and blue (Albireo B) color, whose beautiful contrast may be seen with binoculars or small telescopes. Albireo A has more than 60 solar radius at 420 light-years from our Sun.

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Albireo, Jorge Olier