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Deneb
Alpha Cygni, 50 Cygni
A gigantic and turbulent star, the brightest in Cygnus and nineteenth brightest in the entire sky, despite being more than 3,000 light years from the Solar System. If it were just ten parsecs distant, it would shine almost as brightly as the full Moon.
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