Cygni Alpha

Deneb (α Cyg, α Cygni, Cygni Alpha) is the brightest star in the constellation Cygnus and one of the vertices of the Summer Triangle. It is the 19th brightest star in Earth’s night sky, with an apparent magnitude of 1.25. A blue-white supergiant, Deneb is also one of the most luminous nearby stars.

The United Earth ColonistArk Shenandoah, one of the three Ark convoy leaving Earth with destination of Cygni Alpha had an accident during the Jump phase causing the Shenandoah to emerge in Real Space inside the Ballard Nebulae.