Cygnus is the Latin word for

swan Swans are birds of the genus ''Cygnus'' within the family Anatidae. The swans' closest relatives include the goose, geese and ducks. Swans are grouped with the closely related geese in the subfamily Anserinae where they form the tribe (biology) ...

and may refer to:

Astronomy

Cygnus (constellation) Cygnus is a northern constellation on the plane of the Milky Way, deriving its name from the Latinisation of names, Latinized Greek language, Greek word for swan. Cygnus is one of the most recognizable constellations of the northern summer and au ...

, a northern constellation ** Cygnus A, a radio galaxy within the constellation **

Cygnus X (star complex) Cygnus-X is a massive star formation region located in the constellation of Cygnus (constellation), Cygnus at a distance from the Sun of 1.4 kiloparsecs (4,600 light-year, light years). It has a dimension of 7° x 7°, which translates into aro ...

, a star complex within the constellation ** Cygnus X-1, a binary system within the constellation **

Cygnus X-3 Cygnus X-3 is a high-mass X-ray binary ( HMXB), one of the stronger binary X-ray sources in the sky. It is often considered to be a microquasar, and it is believed to be a compact object in a binary system which is pulling in a stre ...

, 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 Cygnus Solutions, originally Cygnus Support, was founded in 1989 by John Gilmore (activist), John Gilmore, Michael Tiemann and David Henkel-Wallace to provide commercial support for free software. Its tagline was: ''Making free software affordabl ...

, 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) Cygnus is an Expendable launch system, expendable American Uncrewed spacecraft, automated cargo spacecraft designed for International Space Station (ISS) resupply missions. It was initially developed by Orbital Sciences Corporation with financia ...

, an expendable cargo spacecraft *

Airbus A330 MRTT The Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) is a European aerial refueling and military transport aircraft based on the civilian Airbus A330. A total of 15 countries have placed firm orders for approximately 82 aircraft, of which 64 had ...

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 ''MapleStory'' () is a free-to-play, 2D, side-scrolling massively multiplayer online role-playing game, developed by South Korean company Wizet. Several versions of the game are available for specific countries or regions, published by var ...

'' * Cygnus gas field, a UK North Sea gas field * Cygnus, Colombian Folk Rock/Metal Band

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