<page_title> List of brightest stars </page_title> <section_title> Main table </section_title> <table> <cell> 1.25 (1.21–1.29var) <col_header> Visual magnitude (mV) </col_header> </cell> <cell> Deneb <col_header> Proper name </col_header> </cell> <cell> α Cyg <col_header> Bayer designation </col_header> </cell> </table>
Deneb is the brightest star in Cygnus, with an average magnitude of 1.25.