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Deneb - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Delta Capricorni - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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DENEB (Alpha Cygni). One of the truly great stars of our Galaxy, a class A (A2) supergiant, Deneb serves a three-fold role among the constellations. Its very name tells the first. "Deneb" is from an Arabic word meaning "tail," as this first magnitude (1.25) star, the 19th brightest as it appears in our sky,
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DENEB ALGEDI (Delta Capricorni). As the Sun leaves the winter solstice and Sagittarius behind, it moves into its next zodiacal station, Capricornus, the "water goat, and in early February crosses between the figure's head and tail, between Algedi (Alpha Capricorni) and our star Deneb Algedi, the Delta star.
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Deneb - White, Hot Supergiant ... ; Click on image for full size (102K JPEG); ... What's in a Name: Arabic for "tail" because it is located in the tail of the Cygnus, the Swan.
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Other names for this star are Deneb el Adige, Arided, Aridif, Gallina, or Arrioph. ... The commonly recognized name Deneb is derived from the Arabic phrase Al Dhanab al Dajajah meaning "The Hen's Tail." ... Deneb is a white A2Ia supergiant star. Assuming a distance of 1600 ly, Burnham estimates the luminosity of Deneb to be...
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A stunning high-res color photo of Deneb with Sh2-112 and Sh2-115 Nebulae. ... Deneb is the brightest star in the constellation Cygnus and one of the brightest stars in the night sky, with apparent magnitude 1.25. Deneb's absolute magnitude is −8.73, placing it among the most luminous stars known.
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Our logo illustrates an interesting area of the night sky which includes the star Deneb, the North America Nebula and an outline of the constellation Cygnus ... The brightest star featured in the logo is "Deneb" the brightest star known to humanity.
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