Sualocin (α Delphini) and Rotanev (β Delphini) are names of stars, the result of an enduring practical joke played by the Italian astronomer Nicolò Cacciatore, assistant to Giuseppe Piazzi, who reversed the letters in the Latin version of his own name ("Nicolaus Venator"). Delphinus, being Latin for Dolphin, is a rather small (ranked 69th) northern constellation very close to the celestial equator. ... An astronomer or astrophysicist is a scientist whose area of research is astronomy or astrophysics. ... Giuseppe Piazzi - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...
The two mysterious names Sualocin and Rotanev simply appeared without explanation in the Palermo star catalogue of 1814. It took some time before other astronomers caught on to their origin; the names have stuck. 1814 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...
Deneb (Arabic for tail) is the common name of the star Alpha Cygni, in the constellation Cygnus (swan).
It seemed to be fairly close to many other stars which are known to be close to the Sol system, like Gamma Trianguli and Makus III, although Canopus does question the accuracy of that star chart.
While Alpha Cygni (Tail of the swan) is the most famous Deneb, it is not the only star with the word Deneb in it.
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