Talk:Deneb
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[edit] Arabic
I suggest that the Arabic meaning of Deneb, and the associated mythology, be added to this article.
[edit] Blue Giant
I got to this page by following a link from the Blue Giant article. Shouldn't the Deneb article mention that Deneb is a Blue Giant? This would seem to be important information.
- If Deneb is a spectral class of A (not O or B), then it may be confusing to call it a Blue Giant, especially along with the reference that it is a short-lived star. O and B are Blue Giants, A is more a White Giant with a blue tinge. Blue Giants, if my understanding is correct, is a term used for O and B classes, not A classes. If my understanding is correct, the text referencing Deneb as a Blue Giant should probably be clarified. Tesseract501 June 6 2006.
[edit] Absolute magnitude estimate
Why is the value -8.73 given to two decimal places, while later in the text both distance and luminosity are uncertain by a factor of four? (which is almost two magnitudes). Wouldn't it be better to say "about -8.5" and leave it there? Alfio 12:14, 21 August 2006 (UTC)
- I've changed the page. Alfio 22:30, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
