Deneb

By Alison John

Deneb

Deneb, which means tail in Arabic, is the 19th brightest star in the universe, and one of the most well known stars in our very own Milky Way.

Size of Deneb

Deneb's radius range from 200 to 300 times the range of the sun. This is around 278,396,000 km diameter to 417,594,000 km diameter.

Sun 1,391,980 kmDeneb 278,396,000 km

Temperature of Deneb

• Deneb was a surface temperature of around 8,400 Kelvin.

Sun 5,778 KelvinDeneb 8,400 Kelvin

Kelvin- A unit of temperature

Color of Deneb

The color of Deneb is a blue/white colorSun YellowDeneb Blue/ White

Deneb’s Distance from our Sun

• The estimated distance from the sun to Deneb is 1600 light years away. This is not an exact answer because of how far Deneb is from Earth.

Deneb on an H-R Diagram

Deneb’s Constellation Cygnas

Phaethon’s father agreed to let Phaethon drive his sun chariot, and because of his bad driving that threatened to destroy the earth. Zeus hurled a thunderbolt at Phaethon, who fell into the Fridanus River. Phaethon's friend, Cygnus, dived into the water in search of Phaethon. Apollo took pity on Cygnus and changed him into a swan.

Deneb’s Life Cycle

Deneb is a star that uses its fuel quickly. Deneb might last only a few million years because of how it uses its power quickly. Deneb was made with a Nebula and will eventually die out.

Websites Used • Information about the Deneb• http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/D/

Deneb.html• http://www.statemaster.com/encyclopedia/Deneb• The H-R Diagram

http://outreach.atnf.csiro.au/education/senior/astrophysics/stellarevolution_hrintro.html

• About the Constellation• http://www.pooh-corner.org/Archive/

constellations.html

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