Deneb
Deneb or Alpha Cygni is an extremely bright blue-white star in Earth's skies.
Although there is no genuine accurate information as to its distance from Earth, current science estimates put it at approximately 2,500 light years from Earth's Solar System.
Deneb's exact distance from the Earth is still rather uncertain. The currently accepted distance of around 2,600 light-years (and the associated physical data shown in the starbox) is derived by a variety of methods, including spectral luminosity classes, atmospheric modelling, stellar evolution models, assumed membership of the Cygnus OB7 association, and direct measurements of angular diameter.
Deneb in the multiverse
Known planets in the Deneb star system include:
an unnamed planet which is the home world of the bazháq hexapod riding animals in the Tekumel continuity of M.A.R. Barker;
Aar, original origin point of the human race in the Captain Future continuity;
Deneb III, an inhabited planet accessible by farcaster in the 'Hyperion' book series;
Deneb IV, home to Deneb City in the Amazing Stories short story 'A Place In The Sun', and in Star Trek continuity a place where James T. Kirk once spent a wild shore leave amongst the planet's psychic population. This planet is also one of two inhabited worlds in the Hyperion book series accessible by farcaster. This planet also has the Farpoint Station orbiting it in the era of Star Trek: The Next Generation. In the Babylon 5 continuity, this world has a large turbulent population awash with various religious and political beliefs causing turmoil.
Deneb V, which in Star Trek has a legal system that imposes the death penalty for fraud;
Deneb VIII, a planet home to a large population of 'wild talents' in Anne McCaffrey's 'The Rowan' book series;
Zenn-La from the Silver Surfer stories of Marvel Comics.
Other references to Deneb and its worlds include The Commonwealth of Man from the Stellaris computer game, and the origin point of the Yrrillians, inventors of the Aquila starship from the television series of the same name.
