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Table 1 shows some data for the star Deneb: - Surface temperature: $8500\text{ K}$ - Absolute magnitude: $-8.38$ - Mass: $3.8 \times 10^{31}\text{ kg}$ The apparent magnitude of Deneb is $1.25$.

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State the spectral class of Deneb.

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Calculate, in $\text{pc}$, the distance from Deneb to the Earth.

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Classification of stars (A-level only) Questions

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