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Deneb - White, Hot Supergiant
| What's in a Name: | Arabic for "tail" because it is located in the tail of the Cygnus, the Swan. |
| Claim to Fame: | 19th brightest star in the sky (apparent visual magnitude = 1.3) |
| Type of Star: | White Supergiant (A2 1a Spectral Class) |
| How Far Away: | 1800 light years away |
| How Big: | 60 times the sun's diameter, 30 times the sun's mass |
| How Bright: | 60,000 times the sun's visible luminosity (Mv =-7.2) |
| Where to View: | Located in Cygnus the Swan, also called the Northern Cross (Star Map). |
| When to View: | June through November from northern middle latitudes. |
