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name: Deneb Algedi (δ Cap)
constellation: Cap
created_by: 8mag
created_date: 2022-01-21 17:00:00
updated_by: skybber
updated_date: 2022-01-22 22:06:54.304820
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the brightest star in the constellation. It is an occulting variable star of the Algol type, but its brightness varies only between 2.9mag and 3.1mag, and only over a period of 1.023 days, which is hard to see with the naked eye. It lies at a distance of 38ly.