Fixed Star Name : GIENAH in Cygnus

Arabic Al Janah, "the Wing"

Location Name : epsilon Cygnus
Apparent Magnitude : 2.6 Spectral Class : K0
Right Ascension : 20h 46m Latitude : +49.25'
Declination (1900) : +33.36' Declination (2000) : +33.58'
 
Longitudinal Position (in 1900) : 26 Aqu 21
Longitudinal Position (in 2000) : 27 Aqu 45
Its Planetary Nature : Venus - Mercury

About this star:

A yellow star on the right wing of the Swan, Cygnus. Gienah, from the Arabic Al Janah, "the Wing". (Allen).


Influence of the constellation:

Cygnus gives a contemplative, dreamy, cultured and adaptable nature. The affections are ill regulated and unsteady, the talents develop late. There is some love of water and swimming and the arts. By the Kabalists it is associated with the Hebrew letter Resh and the 20th Tarot Trump "Judgment". (Robson).


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