Deneb Algedi

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Deneb Algedi is a luminous star in the constellation Capricornus, notable as its most prominent and easily identifiable stellar member.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Deneb Algedi canonical 4

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf astronomicalObject
fixedStar
star
apparentMagnitude about 2.8
BayerDesignation Delta Capricorni
BayerDesignationSymbol δ Capricorni
linked to: Delta Capricorni
belongsToAsterism tail of Capricornus
belongsToZodiacConstellation Capricornus
catalogDesignation HD 206859
HIP 107556
HR 8278
celestialHemisphere southern celestial hemisphere
constellation Capricornus
declinationEpochJ2000 around −16°
distanceFromEarth about 12 parsecs
about 39 light-years
etymologyLanguage Arabic
galacticObjectType Milky Way star
hasComponent Delta Capricorni A
linked to: Delta Capricorni

Delta Capricorni B
linked to: Delta Capricorni

Delta Capricorni C
linked to: Delta Capricorni

Delta Capricorni D
linked to: Delta Capricorni
hasEquatorialCoordinates true
hasProperNameApprovedByIAU true
hasStellarClassification A-type main-sequence or subgiant star
IAUConstellation Capricornus
isBrightStar true
isEasilyIdentifiableMemberOf Capricornus
isEclipsingBinary true
isLuminous true
isMostProminentStarOf Capricornus
isMultipleStarSystem true
isNorthernSkyObject true
isPartOfMilkyWay true
isPrimaryStarOfSystem true
isReferenceStarForNavigation true
isUsedInAstrology true
isVisibleToNakedEye true
isZodiacStar true
name Deneb Algedi
nameMeaning tail of the goat
rightAscensionEpochJ2000 around 21h
spectralType A-type star
traditionalName Deneb Algedi
variabilityType Algol-type eclipsing binary

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Capricornus brightestStar Deneb Algedi
subject linked to: constellation Capricornus
Deneb Algedi name Deneb Algedi
Deneb Algedi traditionalName Deneb Algedi
Delta Capricorni hasTraditionalName Deneb Algedi