Deneb

Summary

Deneb is a pulsating variable star^[1]. Deneb draws 468 Wikipedia views per month (pulsating_variable_star category, ranking #1 of 6).^[2]

Key Facts

• Deneb's image is recorded as Deneb CLP.jpg^[3].
• Deneb's image is recorded as Deneb Sun comparison.svg^[4].
• Deneb's instance of is recorded as pulsating variable star^[5].
• Deneb's instance of is recorded as infrared source^[6].
• Deneb's instance of is recorded as navigational star^[7].
• Deneb's instance of is recorded as supergiant^[8].
• Deneb's instance of is recorded as double star^[9].
• Deneb's instance of is recorded as near-infrared source^[10].
• Deneb's instance of is recorded as ultraviolet source^[11].
• Deneb's instance of is recorded as Alpha Cygni variable^[12].
• Deneb's instance of is recorded as variable star^[13].
• Deneb's instance of is recorded as star^[14].
• Deneb's constellation is recorded as Cygnus^[15].
• Deneb's spectral class is recorded as A2Ia^[16].
• Deneb's part of is recorded as Summer Triangle^[17].
• Deneb's part of is recorded as Northern Cross^[18].
• Deneb's Commons category is recorded as Deneb^[19].
• Deneb's BNCF Thesaurus ID is recorded as 77375^[20].
• Deneb's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J20412592+4516491^[21].
• Deneb's catalog code is recorded as GSC 03574-03347^[22].
• Deneb's catalog code is recorded as HD 197345^[23].
• Deneb's catalog code is recorded as HIP 102098^[24].
• Deneb's catalog code is recorded as HR 7924^[25].
• Deneb's catalog code is recorded as SAO 49941^[26].
• Deneb's catalog code is recorded as α Cyg^[27].

Body

Geography

Part of include Summer Triangle^[17], an asterism^[28] and Northern Cross^[18], an asterism^[29].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include pulsating variable star^[5], infrared source^[6], navigational star^[7], supergiant^[8], double star^[9], and near-infrared source^[10].

History and Context

Catalog codes include 2MASS J20412592+4516491^[21], GSC 03574-03347^[22], HD 197345^[23], HIP 102098^[24], HR 7924^[25], and SAO 49941^[26].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Deneb include Alpha Cygni variable^[30], an astronomical object type^[31].

Why It Matters

Deneb draws 468 Wikipedia views per month (pulsating_variable_star category, ranking #1 of 6).^[2] Deneb has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] Deneb is known by 72 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

Entities named for Deneb include Alpha Cygni variable^[30], an astronomical object type^[31].