GIENAH CYGNI (Epsilon Cygni). Proper star names can be confusing, as many are so similar.
Gienah derives from the Arabic Al Janah meaning "The Wing." The star should probably be called "Gienah Cygni" to distinguish it from the Gienah in Corvus.
Description of the Star ...
"Gienah" derives from Arabic, from Ulugh Beg's ا"جناح ا"غراب ا"يمن al-janāħ al-ghirāb al-yaman, meaning "the right wing of the crow", although on modern charts it marks the left wing.
[edit] Astrology ...
Epsilon Cygni is "Gienah", from Al Janah, "The Wing".
The constellation has several superb visual binaries as well as one of the more intriguing Mira-type variables.
The transverse runs from Gienah (ε Cyg) in one wing to Delta Cygni (δ Cyg) in the other.
*The Great Hook is the traditional Polynesian name for Scorpius.
As with Gienah, its name derives from the Arabic phrase meaning "the raven's wing." Algorab is in fact a pair of stars, consisting of a white class B star with a magnitude of 2.95 and an orange class K star with a magnitude 8.51.
Alchiba (Alpha Crv)
Kraz (Beta Crv)
Gienah Ghurab (Gamma Crv)
Algorab (Delta Crv)
Minkar (Epsilon Crv)
Check out the Hydra Region page which is part of the Texas Astronomical Society's Constellation of the Month Series.
Gienah Gurab Gamma Corvi
Giennah Epsilon Cygni
Girtab Kappa Scorpii
Gomeisa Beta Canis Minoris
Gorgonea Tertia Rho Persei
Graffias Beta Scorpii [1]
Grafias Beta Scorpii [1]
Grassias Beta Scorpii [1]
Grumium Xi Draconis ...
The main named stars in Corvus are (Greek alphabet)
Alchiba (α Crv), Algorab (δ Crv), Gienah Ghurab (γ Crv), Kraz (β Crv), Minkar (ε Crv).
Adjoining constellations: Crater, Hydra, Virgo ...
DENEB (Alpha Cyg)
ALBIREO (Beta 1 Cyg)
Sadr (Gamma Cyg)
Gienah Cygni (Epsilon Cyg)
Azelfafage (Pi 1 Cyg)
Ruchba (Omega 2 Cyg) ...
Named stars: Alpha Crv (Alchiba), Beta Crv (Kraz), Gamma Crv (Gienah), Delta Crv (Algorab), Epsilon Crv (Minkar)
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Crater (Cup) ...
 See also: Star, Epsilon, Magnitude, Constellation, Cygnus
  
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