61 Cygni

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Nov 2000

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"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 5159. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Stars, Individual Stellar Objects

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The star 61 Cygni is important because of its large proper motion, first
measured at the Palermo Observatory by Giuseppe Piazzi (1746-1826). The
star became popularly known as `Piazzi's flying star'. Its measured
annual proper motion of 5.23'' is still the seventh largest known, and
is the largest for a naked-eye star (apparent magnitude 4.8)....

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