HD 206859

E867063

HD 206859 is a bright, nearby A-type main-sequence star in the constellation Capricornus, better known by its traditional name Deneb Algedi.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
HD 206859 canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf A-type main-sequence star
Delta Scuti variable star
star
hasAge about 1 billion years
hasApparentMagnitudeV 2.85
hasBayerDesignation Delta Capricorni A
linked to: Delta Capricorni
hasBDNumber BD−16 5959
hasColorIndexBminusV about +0.27
hasColorIndexUminusB about +0.11
hasCompanion Delta Capricorni B
linked to: Delta Capricorni

Delta Capricorni C
linked to: Delta Capricorni

Delta Capricorni D
hasConstellation Capricornus
hasDeclination −16° 07′ 38″
hasDistanceFromEarth about 96 light-years
hasEffectiveTemperature about 7500 K
hasEquinox J2000.0
hasFK5Number FK5 803
hasFlamsteedDesignation 41 Capricorni
δ Capricorni
linked to: Delta Capricorni
hasGalacticPopulation thin disk star
hasHIPNumber HIP 107556
hasHRNumber HR 8315
hasIAUApprovedName Deneb Algedi
hasLuminosity about 8 times solar luminosity
hasMass about 2.0 solar masses
hasMetallicity metal-rich (Am star characteristics)
hasMultiplicity part of a multiple star system
hasParallax 34.0 mas
hasPhotometricVariabilityAmplitude a few hundredths of a magnitude
hasPhotometricVariabilityPeriod about 0.1 days
hasProperNameMeaning tail of the goat
hasProperNameOrigin Arabic
hasRadialVelocity −6 km/s
hasRadius about 1.9 solar radii
hasRightAscension 21h 47m 02.4s
hasRotationalVelocity about 105 km/s
hasSIMBADIdentifier HD 206859
hasSpectralType A7m
hasTraditionalName Deneb Algedi
hasVariableType Delta Scuti
isBrightestStarIn Capricornus
isComponentOf Delta Capricorni star system
isLocatedIn Milky Way
solar neighborhood

How these facts were elicited

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Deneb Algedi catalogDesignation HD 206859