Fawaris

Cygnus · Cyg · δ Cyg · HR 7528 · HIP 97165 · magnitude 2.9

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 herita…

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Astronomy

Official IAU information

Designation

HR 7528

HIP

97165

Bayer ID

δ Cyg

Visual magnitude

2.9

Right ascension (J2000)

296.244°

Declination (J2000)

45.1308°

IAU adoption

2018/06/01

Name origin

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.

Other stars in Cygnus