<P> In Polynesia, Cygnus was often recognized as a separate constellation . In Tonga it was called Tuula - lupe, and in the Tuamotus it was called Fanui - tai . Deneb was also often given a name . The name Deneb comes from the Arabic name dhaneb, meaning "tail", from the phrase Dhanab ad - Dajājah, which means "the tail of the hen". In New Zealand it was called Mara - tea, in the Society Islands it was called Pirae - tea or Taurua - i - te - haapa - raa - manu, and in the Tuamotus it was called Fanui - raro . Beta Cygni was named in New Zealand; it was likely called Whetu - kaupo . Gamma Cygni was called Fanui - runga in the Tuamotus . </P> <P> A very large constellation, Cygnus is bordered by Cepheus to the north and east, Draco to the north and west, Lyra to the west, Vulpecula to the south, Pegasus to the southeast and Lacerta to the east . The three - letter abbreviation for the constellation, as adopted by the IAU in 1922, is' Cyg' . The official constellation boundaries, as set by Eugène Delporte in 1930, are defined as a polygon of 28 segments . In the equatorial coordinate system, the right ascension coordinates of these borders lie between 19 07.3 and 22 02.3, while the declination coordinates are between 27.73 ° and 61.36 ° . Covering 804 square degrees and around 1.9% of the night sky, Cygnus ranks 16th of the 88 constellations in size . </P> <P> Cygnus culminates at midnight on 29 June, and is most visible in the evening from the early summer to mid-autumn in the Northern Hemisphere . </P> <P> Normally, Cygnus is depicted with Delta and Epsilon Cygni as its wings, Deneb as its tail, and Albireo as the tip of its beak . </P>

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