Deneb
A distant, extremely luminous blue supergiant in Cygnus.
Deneb is a blue supergiant and the brightest star in Cygnus, part of the Summer Triangle. It is the 19th-brightest star in the night sky.
Its distance is uncertain, from 1,400 to 2,600 light-years, so its luminosity is estimated between 55,000 and 196,000 times the Sun's. Its name comes from Arabic for tail.
Quick Facts
- Type
- Blue supergiant
- Constellation
- Cygnus
- Distance
- ~1,400-2,600 light-years
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