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Deneb

Deneb

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A very bright star in the Cygnus group of stars seen in summer nights
  • proper noun
  • /ˈdɛnɛb/
: Deneb
  • Look high overhead for Deneb, one of the prominent stars of the summer triangle.
  • Deneb (alpha Cygni)
  • Deneb (alpha)
  • Deneb, Altair

Examples

  • Mason and Dixon used the same five stars each time they stopped to measure latitude: Vega, Deneb (alpha Cygni), Delta and Gamma Cygni, and Capella.

    Academic text (2006)

  • Well, if you take a straight line from the bowl of stars of the Big Dipper, follow it down, you'll see Deneb.

    The Longest Swim (2014)

  • It's made up of three bright stars in the Milky Way, Vega, Altair, and Deneb.

    The Longest Swim (2014)

  • Sirius and Vega are dwarf stars; Deneb, a supergiant.

    Academic text (2005)

  • Deneb will be working closely with Unigraphics Solutions, GM's CAD provider, to deliver a seamless pipeline of computer graphics from product design through manufacturing.

    Academic text (2000)

  • Headed for the Deneb Kaitos with a load of colonists from Tau Ceti, she had been hijacked by Eridani slavers.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • Face east and find Deneb, one of the bright stars of the summer triangle.

  • To find the North America Nebula, look 3 degrees east of Deneb (Alpha Cygni).

Surface Forms

Deneb main

Etymology

Deneb comes from the Arabic word dhanab, which means 'tail'. That's because Deneb is the bright star that marks the swan's tail in the constellation Cygnus, so its name helps you remember its place in the sky.