Deneb

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:star
astronomer
gptkbp:age ~10 million years
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude 1.25
-8.38
gptkbp:BayerDesignation gptkb:Alpha_Cygni
gptkbp:brightestStar gptkb:Cygnus
night sky
gptkbp:catalogueNumber gptkb:ADS_14107_A
gptkb:BD+45_3250
gptkb:FK5_777
gptkb:GC_28820
gptkb:GSC_03564-03200
gptkb:HD_197345
gptkb:HIP_102098
gptkb:HR_7924
gptkb:SAO_49941
gptkb:WDS_J20415+4517A
gptkbp:constellation gptkb:Cygnus
gptkbp:declination +45° 16′ 49″
gptkbp:diameter 203 solar radii
gptkbp:discoveredBy ancient astronomers
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth ~2,600 light-years
gptkbp:hasCompanion no known companion
gptkbp:hasViewOf gptkb:Northern_Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere (partially)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Deneb
gptkbp:isEndOf Cygnus (the Swan)'s tail
gptkbp:isEvolvedStar yes
gptkbp:isFuturePoleStar yes
gptkbp:isIAUApprovedName yes
gptkbp:isLikelyToBecome supernova
gptkbp:isNamedStar yes
gptkbp:isPartOfAsterism gptkb:Northern_Cross
gptkb:Summer_Triangle
gptkbp:isReferencePointFor celestial navigation
gptkbp:isSupergiant yes
gptkbp:luminosity 196,000 times Sun
gptkbp:mass 19 solar masses
gptkbp:metallicity -0.2 [Fe/H]
gptkbp:nameOrigin Arabic 'dhaneb' meaning 'tail'
gptkbp:parallax 1.01 mas
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Northern_Cross
gptkb:Summer_Triangle
gptkbp:properMotionRA yes
1.02 mas/yr
1.49 mas/yr
gptkbp:rightAscension 20h 41m 25.9s
gptkbp:spectralType A2Ia
gptkbp:temperature 8,525 K
gptkbp:type blue-white supergiant
gptkbp:variableStar yes
gptkbp:variant gptkb:Alpha_Cygni_variable
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cygnus_(constellation)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5