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Proper Names	Sadr, Sadir
Bayer Designation	Gamma Cygni
Flamsteed Number	37 Cygni
HR (BSC)	7796
HD	194093
Constellation	Cygnus
Right Ascension	20h 22m 14s
Declination	+40° 15' 24"
Distance	c.1,800 light years c.600 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +2.2 Absolute: -6.5
Spectral Class	F8Ib Bright Yellow Supergiant
Optimum Visibility	August
Notes	This supergiant star has a striking backdrop: it lies in front of a vast glowing cloud of material, the Sadr Region, laced with a maze of dark dust lanes. Sadr itself is intensely luminous, generating some 34,000 times the light energy of the Sun.

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