Albireo A

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Spectral class: K3II yellow giant
Diameter: 22 million km

Also known as Beta Cygni A, Albireo A is the primary of the Albireo system. It has a blue companion star, Albireo B, at a distance of 35 light seconds. The stars are so far away it takes them 100,000 years to complete one orbit.