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- Deneb
Deneb
α Cygni
Deneb is a white supergiant, in the constellation Cygnus. The light you see from it tonight left it around 614.
Where to find it
From mid-northern latitudes, such as New York, Rome or Tokyo, it is best seen in the evening sky in June, July, August, September, October, and November.
Bright enough to see even from a city. Apparent magnitude 1.25.
What it’s like
It gives off 51,618 times as much light as the Sun.
Its surface temperature is about 8,800 degrees Celsius.
It is 1,411.9 light years away: 13,358 trillion kilometres.