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[[File:Star-chart alpha-beta quadrant.jpg|thumb|A [[Federation]] [[star chart]] depicting the location of Deneb]]
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'''Deneb''' (Arabic for ''tail'') is the common name of the [[star]] '''Alpha Cygni''' in the [[constellation]] [[Cygnus]] (''swan''). Its [[spectral class]] is A2Ia. Deneb's distance from [[Sol]] was still disputed even into the [[21st century]] with values ranging from 1,500 [[light year]]s to 3,200 light years. It is located in or near [[Federation]] space. ({{TNG|Conspiracy}}) It is the primary star of the [[Deneb system]]. ({{TOS|Where No Man Has Gone Before}})
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'''Deneb''' was the [[star|primary]] of the inhabited [[Deneb system|Deneb]] [[star system|system]]. ({{TOS|Where No Man Has Gone Before}}) Its location in the [[Alpha Quadrant]] of the [[Milky Way Galaxy]] was depicted in a [[Federation]] [[star chart]] in [[2293]]. ({{film|6}}, ''production art'')
   
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{{bginfo|In "The Explored Galaxy" star chart, Deneb was located between the [[Tholian Assembly]] and [[Romulus]]. Both were identified in {{DS9|Call to Arms}} as being located in the Alpha Quadrant.|According to ''[[Star Trek: Star Charts]]'', there were two stars that were known as Deneb - Beta Ceti, also known as Deneb Kaitos, and Alpha Cygni. Beta Ceti was a G9.5 star with an apparent magnitude of 0.8. The sixth planet, a failed protostar classified as a [[Star Trek: Star Charts#Planetary classification|Class T planet]], was viewed by some as a binary companion of Beta Ceti. Alpha Cygni was a bright blue giant located 3,230 [[light year]]s from [[Sol]]. Both stars were located in the [[Alpha Quadrant]]. (page 33, 34, & 41)}}
{{bginfo|Deneb was mentioned as a small note on a very large [[star chart]] graphic created for "Conspiracy". It was the image behind the chair in the room where [[Dexter Remmick]] was killed.|It appears to be located within an outlined block, which may indicate that it was surrounded or was even a part of [[Federation]] territory at the time. It seemed to be fairly close to many other stars which are known to be close to the [[Sol system]], like [[Gamma Trianguli]] and [[Makus III]], although [[Canopus]] does question the accuracy of that star chart.}}
 
   
 
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The Explored Galaxy

The location of Deneb in "The Explored Galaxy" wall chart

Deneb was the primary of the inhabited Deneb system. (TOS: "Where No Man Has Gone Before") Its location in the Alpha Quadrant of the Milky Way Galaxy was depicted in a Federation star chart in 2293. (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, production art)

In "The Explored Galaxy" star chart, Deneb was located between the Tholian Assembly and Romulus. Both were identified in DS9: "Call to Arms" as being located in the Alpha Quadrant.
According to Star Trek: Star Charts, there were two stars that were known as Deneb - Beta Ceti, also known as Deneb Kaitos, and Alpha Cygni. Beta Ceti was a G9.5 star with an apparent magnitude of 0.8. The sixth planet, a failed protostar classified as a Class T planet, was viewed by some as a binary companion of Beta Ceti. Alpha Cygni was a bright blue giant located 3,230 light years from Sol. Both stars were located in the Alpha Quadrant. (page 33, 34, & 41)

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