The traditional name 'Deneb Algedi' comes from the Arabic ذنب الجدي, 'ðanab al-jady', which means 'the tail of the goat (fish-shaped)'. Next to Nashira [gaCap] it was known by the ancient Arabs as 'Al Sa'd al Nashirah', which means 'the lucky one' or 'the one that brings auspicious tides'.
Deneb Algedi is a white bright gigant star of spectral type A7 III, with a surface temperature of 7301 K. It has a rotation speed of 105 km/s.
Photometric observations were carried out in the years 1906, 1921, 1956-1958 and 1992. Se observaron ocultaciones estelares por la Luna en 1951-1952, 1962 and 1988.
Position in relation to the ecliptic:
- Longitude: 323.8º (23º49' Aquarius; decile 36º [=biquintile 144º > 0º Libra], 0º11' orb)
- Latitude: -2.6º (27º23' Pisces; conjunction, 2º37' orb).
Position in relation to the celestial equator:
- Right ascension: 326.8º (26º46' 11th House; undecile 32º44', 0º30' orb)
- Declination: -16.1º (13º52' 12th House; trevigintile@15º39', 0º29' orb)
Deneb Algedi is a star reminds the planets Jupiter and Saturn, and the asteroids Vesta and Interamnia. The symbolic image 'the tail of the goat (fish-shaped)' refers to the ability to move fluidly (the tail fish-shaped) in a difficult environment (the goat).
Matt Damon, "The Bourne Supremacy" (2004) |
Matt Damon, actor of the movie "The Bourne Identity" (2002), "The Bourne Supremacy" (2004) and "The Bourne Ultimatum" (2007), has Deneb Algedi in the Aquarius (1st Moon-Node House) in square with Venus in Scorpio (4th Moon-Node House), which is in opposition to Saturn in Taurus (10th Moon-Node House); in semisextile to the Moon in Capricorn (2nd Moon-Node House); and in quincunx with Mars in Virgo (6th Moon-Node House).
Jake Gyllenhaal, actor of the movies "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time" (2010) and "Source Code" (2011), has Deneb Algedi in the Aquarius (6th Moon-Node House) in Trine with Pluto in Libra (10th Moon-Node House); and in sextile with Mercury-Neptune-Vertex in Sagittarius (8th Moon-Node House).