HR 8278

E867062

HR 8278 is a bright, nearby A-type main-sequence star in the constellation Cygnus, commonly known by the traditional name Deneb.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf A-type main-sequence star
Alpha Cygni variable
star
absoluteMagnitudeV ~−8.4
apparentMagnitudeV 1.25
belongsToMilkyWay true
declination +45° 16′ 49″
distanceFromEarth_ly ~2600
distanceFromEarth_pc ~800
dominantColor white
effectiveTemperature_K ~8500
equatorialCoordinateSystem ICRS NERFINISHED
evolutionaryStatus post-main-sequence
galacticPopulation thin disk
hasBayerDesignation Alpha Cygni NERFINISHED
hasBDDesignation +44 3541
hasFlamsteedDesignation 50 Cygni NERFINISHED
hasHDDesignation HD 197345 NERFINISHED
hasHIPDesignation HIP 102098 NERFINISHED
hasHRDesignation HR 8278 NERFINISHED
hasMultiplePulsationPeriods true
hasSAODesignation SAO 49941 NERFINISHED
hasStrongStellarWind true
hasTraditionalName Deneb NERFINISHED
hasVariabilityType Alpha Cygni NERFINISHED
isBrightStar true
isImportantStandardCandle true
isNearbyStar true
isOneOfBrightestStarsInSky true
isPartOfAsterism Northern Cross NERFINISHED
isPulsatingVariable true
isSupergiant true
isTailOfConstellationFigure Swan (Cygnus) NERFINISHED
locatedInConstellation Cygnus NERFINISHED
luminosity_solarLuminosity ~200000
luminosityClass Ia
mass_solarMass ~19
metallicity_Fe_H near-solar
parallax_mas ~1.0
radius_solarRadius ~200
rightAscension 20h 41m 25.9s
spectralClass A
spectralType A2Ia
usedInPhotometricCalibration true
visibleFromNorthernHemisphere true
visibleInSummerSky true
visibleToNakedEye true

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