Transcript Deneb - Emmi

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 km
Deneb 278,396,000 km
Temperature of Deneb
• Deneb was a surface temperature of around
8,400 Kelvin.
Sun 5,778 Kelvin
Deneb 8,400 Kelvin
Kelvin- A unit of temperature
Color of Deneb
The color of Deneb is a blue/white color
Sun Yellow
Deneb 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/astro
physics/stellarevolution_hrintro.html
• About the Constellation
• http://www.poohcorner.org/Archive/constellations.html
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