Cygnus is the Latin word for swan and may refer to:

Astronomy

  • Cygnus (constellation), a northern constellation
  • Cygnus A, a radio galaxy within the constellation
  • Cygnus X (star complex), a star complex within the constellation
  • Cygnus X-1, a binary system within the constellation
  • Cygnus X-3, a binary system within the constellation

Business & industry

  • Cygnus 20, a Canadian sailboat design
  • Cygnus (spacecraft), a space vehicle developed by Orbital Sciences Corporation and Thales Alenia Space
  • Cygnus Air or Gestair Cargo, a Spanish cargo airline
  • Cygnus Business Media, a U.S.-based business-to-business publishing company
  • Cygnus Solutions, a company that provided commercial support for free software and the original developer of Cygwin

Other uses

  • Cygnus (genus), the genus of most swans
  • Cygnus (mythology) or Cycnus, a number of characters in Greek mythology
  • Cygnus X-1 (song series), a 1977–1978 two-part song series by Rush
  • Cygnus X (music group), a trance music project
  • Cygnus (spacecraft), an expendable cargo spacecraft
  • Airbus A330 MRTT KC-330 Cygnus, South Korean aerial refuelling and military transport aircraft for the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) by Airbus
  • USS Cygnus, a fictional starship in The Black Hole
  • Empress Cygnus, a non-player character in the game MapleStory
  • Cygnus gas field, a UK North Sea gas field
  • Cygnus, Colombian Folk Rock/Metal Band

See also

  • Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS), a hurricane study satellite constellation in development by NASA
  • Cygnet (disambiguation)
  • Cygwin
  • Swan (disambiguation)

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