Denebola (β Leonis) — An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

Denebola (β Leonis)

شیردم، ذنب الاسد

Širdom, Zanab-ol-asad (#)

Fr.: Denebola

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

Etymology (EN): Denebola, from Ar. dhanab al-asad (ذنب الاسد) “tail of the lion,” referring to the lion in Gk. mythology.

Etymology (PE): Širdom “tail of the lion,” from šir “lion” → Leo

An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics