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26 Cygni is a star in the constellation Cygnus. Its apparent magnitude is 5.06. Located around 133 parsecs (430 ly) distant it is a red supergiant of spectral type K1Iab a massive star that has used up its core hydrogen and is now expanding and fusing heavier elements.

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