Sao Deneb vs sao Chức Nữ

Distance alone puts 56 times between sao Chức Nữ and Sao Deneb, 25.0 and 1,412 light-years. Seen from Earth the ranking is sao Chức Nữ first at +0.03, Sao Deneb second at +1.25. By spectral type the pair divides into an A-type star in Cygnus for Sao Deneb and an A-type star in Lyra for sao Chức Nữ.

Property comparison

Property Sao Deneb sao Chức Nữ
Ký Hiệu 50Alp Cyg 3Alp Lyr
Chòm Sao Cygnus Lyra
Phân Loại Quang Phổ Class A — A-type (White) Class A — A-type (White)
Cấp Sao Biểu Kiến +1.25 +0.03
Cấp Sao Tuyệt Đối -6.93 0.60
Khoảng Cách 1,412 ly 25.0 ly
Khối Lượng N/A N/A
Bán Kính N/A N/A
Nhiệt Độ N/A N/A
Độ Sáng N/A N/A

Full data for each star: Sao Deneb · sao Chức Nữ

Key differences

Key Differences

  • ◆ Both are A-type stars in the Summer Triangle, but they differ enormously in distance and luminosity.
  • ◆ Vega is only 25 light-years away; Deneb is the most distant first-magnitude star at ~2,615 light-years.
  • ◆ Deneb is intrinsically about 196,000 times more luminous than the Sun; Vega is 40 times more luminous.
  • ◆ Vega was the original photometric zero-magnitude reference star.
  • ◆ Deneb is a white supergiant with a radius ~203 R☉; Vega is a near-main-sequence star with radius ~2.4 R☉.
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