The traditional name 'Denebola' is an abbreviation of 'Deneb Alased', which derives from the Arabic phrase ذنب الاسد 'ðanab al-asad', which means 'the tail of the lion'. The Chinese designated her as 五帝 座 一 (Wǔdìzuò-yī), the first star of the five-star asterism 'Headquarters of the Five Emperors'.
Al-Biruni, an 11th-century Muslim scholar and polymath, wrote: "The heat goes away when this star rises, and the cold disappears when it sets". Later, in the fifteenth century, astronomer Ulugh Beg called it 'Al Ṣarfah', which means 'the climate modifier'.
Denebola is a white main sequence dwarf star of spectral type A3 V, with a surface temperature of 8500 K. It has a rotation speed of 128 km/s.
Photometric observations were carried out in 1991 and November 1997.
Position in relation to the ecliptic:
- Longitude: 171.9º (21º54' Virgo; (onci)trevigintile@172º10', 0º16' orb)
- Latitude: 12.3º (12º16' Aries).
Position in relation to the celestial equator:
- Right ascension: 177.3º (27º16' 6th House; opposition 180º, 2º44' orb)
- Declination: 14.6º (14º34' 1st House; quinvigintile@14º24', 0º10' orb; taotile 15º [=semisquare 45º > 0º Gemini/Pisces, =sesquicuadrate 135º > 0º Virgo/Sagittarius], 0º26' orb)
The star Denebola reminds the quality of the planets Venus and Neptune, and the transneptunian object Makemake. The symbolic image 'the tail of the lion' refers to the ability to eliminate annoying elements (flies and other insects)
Denebola is related with an amazing ability to create favorable conditions.
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Gillian Anderson, actress of the TV series "X-Files" (1993), has Denebola in Virgo (7th Moon-Node House) in conjunction with Pluto (and the centaur 1994 TA), which is in square with the Black Moon in Gemini (10th Moon-Node House), and in sextile with Neptune in Scorpio (5th Moon-Node House).
Lily Collins, actress of the movie "Stuck in Love" (2012), has Denebola in Virgo (6th Moon-Node House), near the Crossing Point of Age Progressions (Signs Horoscope), in conjunction with the Moon Black (which is in opposition to Venus); and in quincunx with Ceres in Aries (11th Moon-Node House).
Kristen Bell, actress of the movie "Stuck in Love" (2012), has Denebola in Virgo (12th Moon-Node House), in sextile with Uranus in Scorpio (10th Moon-Node House); and in conjunction with Saturn, which is in quadrature with Neptune in Sagittarius (9th Moon-Node House) and with Venus-Ceres in Gemini (3rd Moon-Node House).
Anna Paquin, actress of the movie "Fly Away Home" (1996), has Denebola in Virgo (10th Moon-Node House) in trine/sextile with the Crossing Axis of Age Progressions (Signs Horoscope), and in quincunx with Vesta in Aquarius (5th Moon-Node House).
