Detection of Solar-Like Oscillations, Observational Constraints, and Stellar Models for θ Cyg, the Brightest Star Observed by the {\it Kepler} Mission

\theta Cygni is an F3 spectral-type main-sequence star with visual magnitude V=4.48. This star was the brightest star observed by the original Kepler spacecraft mission. Short-cadence (58.8 s) photometric data using a custom aperture were obtained during Quarter 6 (June-September 2010) and subsequently in Quarters 8 and 12-17. We present... Show more