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De·neb·o·la

(də-nĕb′ə-lə)

A star in the constellation Leo, approximately 43 light years from Earth.

[From shortening of Arabic ḏanab al-'asad, tail of the lion : ḏanab, tail; see ḏnb in Semitic roots + al-, the + 'asad, lion; see ʔšd in Semitic roots.]

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Denebola

(dɪˈnɛbələ)

(Celestial Objects) the second brightest star in the constellation Leo. Visual magnitude: 2.14; spectral type: A3V

[from Arabic dhanab al-(asad) tail of the (lion)]

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Denebola - a star in Leo approximately 43 light years from Earth

Leo - a zodiacal constellation in northern hemisphere between Cancer and Virgo

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The tail-end star is beta Leonis, better known as Denebola, (it literally means "tail of the Lion"), an A3-type star similar to alpha Canis Major (Sirius) and about 40 light years away.

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The limb darkening and spherical shape of Ceres shown in the stacked colour image is clearly evident when compared to the seeing disk of the star, Denebola (Beta Leonis) recorded at the same time under similar conditions.

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Michael Kinane played a cool waiting game on the four-year-old, arriving late on the scene on the rain-softened ground to catch Denebola for victory by three-quarters of a length.

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Tim Easterby's five--year-old saw off Denebola by three-quarters of a length to add to his win in the Prix Maurice de Gheest at Deauville in August.

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Tim Easterby's five-year-old saw off local hope Denebola by three-quarters of a length to add to his win - when ridden by US ace Gary Stevens - in the Group 1 Prix Maurice de Gheest at Deauville in August.

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