An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics
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The brightest star, of magnitude V = 1.25, in the constellation → Cygnus. It is a → supergiant of → spectral type A2 Ia.

Deneb "tail," from Ar. dhanab ad-dajajah (ذنب الدجاجه) "tail of the hen," referring to the legendary swan (Cygnus) in Gk. mythology.

Zanab, from Ar., as above.

The second brightest star, of magnitude V = 2.14, in the constellation → Leo. A → main sequence star of → spectral type A3 V.

Denebola, from Ar. dhanab al-asad (ذنب الاسد) "tail of the lion," referring to the lion in Gk. mythology.

Širdom "tail of the lion," from šir "lion" → Leo + dom "tail," → comet. Zanab-ol-asad from Ar., as above.