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What's in a Name: | Arabic for "tail" because it is located in the tail of the Cygnus, the Swan.
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| Claim to Fame: | 19th brightest star in the sky (apparent visual magnitude = 1.3)
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| Type of Star: | White Supergiant (A2 1a Spectral Class)
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| How Far Away: | 1800 light years away
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| How Big: | 60 times the sun's diameter, 30 times the sun's mass
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| How Bright: | 60,000 times the sun's visible luminosity (Mv =-7.2)
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| Where to View: | Located in Cygnus the Swan, also called the Northern Cross (Star Map).
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| When to View: | June through November from northern middle latitudes.
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