| absmag_v={{nowrap|+0.78 ± 0.03}}[11]
}}{{Starbox orbit
| reference=[2]
| primary=ε Cyg Aa
| name=ε Cyg Ab
| periastron=JD 2446800.5
| period_unitless=2030 d
| k1=180
| eccentricity=0.7
| periarg_primary=260
}}{{Starbox detail
| mass=~2[13]
| radius={{nowrap|10.82 ± 0.14}}[14]
| luminosity={{nowrap|62 ± 3}}[14]
| temperature=4,710[7]
| metal_fe=–0.27[7]
| gravity=2.8[7]
| rotational_velocity={{nowrap|3.0 ± 1.0}}[11]
| age_gyr=~1.5[13]
}}{{Starbox catalog
| names=Aljanah, Gienah[3], ε Cyg, 53 Cygni, BD +33°4018, FK5 780, GCTP 4959.00, Gl 806.1, HD 197989, HIP 102488, HR 7949, LHS 5358, SAO 70474, WDS 20462+3358.[22]
}}{{Starbox reference
| Simbad=HD+197989
}}{{Starbox end}}Epsilon Cygni (ε Cygni, abbreviated Epsilon Cyg, ε Cyg) is multiple star system in the constellation of Cygnus. With an apparent visual magnitude of 2.48, it is readily visible to the naked eye at night as one of the brighter members of Cygnus. Based upon parallax measurement, Epsilon Cygni is about 73 light-years from the Sun.
The system has three constituents: a spectroscopic binary (designated Epsilon Cygni A); an optical companion (B) and a single star (C). A's two components are themselves designated Epsilon Cygni Aa (also named Aljanah) and Ab.
Nomenclature
ε Cygni (Latinised to Epsilon Cygni) is the system's Bayer designation. The designations of the three constituents as Epsilon Cygni A, B and C, and those of A's components - Epsilon Cygni Aa and Ab - derive from the convention used by the Washington Multiplicity Catalog (WMC) for multiple star systems, and adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU).[4]Epsilon Cygni bore the traditional name Gienah from the Arabic al janāħ ({{lang-ar|جناح}}) meaning "the wing".[24] However that name was more usually applied to Gamma Corvi.[3] For reasons of disambiguation it was sometimes called Gienah Cygni. In 2016, the IAU organized a Working Group on Star Names (WGSN)[5] to catalog and standardize proper names for stars. The WGSN decided to attribute proper names to individual stars rather than entire multiple systems.[6] It approved the name Aljanah for the component Epsilon Cygni Aa on 30 June 2017. It had previously approved the name Gienah for Gamma Corvi A on 6 November 2016. Both are now so included in the List of IAU-approved Star Names.[28]
In Chinese astronomy, the "Celestial Ford" ({{zh|c=天津|p=Tiān Jīn}}) refers to an asterism consisting of Epsilon Cygni, Gamma Cygni, Delta Cygni, 30 Cygni, Alpha Cygni, Nu Cygni, Tau Cygni, Upsilon Cygni and Zeta Cygni.[7] Consequently, Epsilon Cygni Cygni itself is known as the "Ninth Star of Celestial Ford" ({{zh|c=天津九|p=Tiān Jīn jiǔ}}).[8]
Companions
Epsilon Cygni A has an optical companion, Epsilon Cygni B, with which it is not physically associated, and a 13th magnitude candidate common proper motion companion, Epsilon Cygni C, at an angular separation of 78 arcseconds.[31] If the latter star is gravitationally bound to Epsilon Cygni A, then they are currently separated by 1700 AU or more, and have an orbital period of at least 50,000 years.[13]
Properties
Epsilon Cygni A is a single-lined spectroscopic binary.[33] Radial velocity observations suggest a possible companion with an orbital period of at least 15 years.[31] It presents as a giant star with a stellar classification of K0 III.[35] This indicates that the star has left the main sequence and has begun the final stages in its stellar evolution. The effective temperature of its photosphere is 4,710 K, giving an orange hue that is a characteristic of K-type stars.[36] It has nearly 11 times the solar radius and is about 62 times the luminosity of the Sun.[14]
Since 1943, the spectrum of Epsilon Cygni A has served as one of the stable anchor points by which other stars are classified.[38]
Veil Nebula
{{main|Veil nebula}}ε Cygni lies about three degrees north of the Veil nebula, a probable ancient supernova remnant. The nebula is far more distant than the star.
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Note: see VizieR catalogue I/311.