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Epsilon Delphini (ε Del, ε Delphini) is a blue-white giant star approximately 358 light-years away in the constellation Delphinus. It has the traditional name Deneb Dulfim (occasianally ''Deneb'' or ''Al Dhanab al Dulfim)'', from the Arabic ذنب الدلفين ''ðanab ad-dulfīn'' "tail of the dolphin." The term ''ðanab ad-dulfīn'' or Dzaneb al Delphin was appeared in the catalogue of stars in the ''Calendarium of Al Achsasi Al Mouakket'', which was translated into Latin as Cauda Delphini, meaning ''the dolphin's tail''. In Chinese, (), meaning ''Rotten Gourd'', refers to an asterism consisting of ε Delphini, η Delphini, θ Delphini, ι Delphini and κ Delphini.〔 ''中國星座神話'', written by 陳久金. Published by 台灣書房出版有限公司, 2005, ISBN 978-986-7332-25-7.〕 Consequently, ε Delphini itself is known as (, (英語:the First Star of Rotten Gourd).).〔 (香港太空館 - 研究資源 - 亮星中英對照表 ), Hong Kong Space Museum. Accessed on line November 23, 2010.〕 From this Chinese name, the name Pae Chaou was appeared 〔(Star Name - R.H.Allen p.201 )〕 The star is slightly variable, occasionally brightening to magnitude 3.95. == See also == * Deneb 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Epsilon Delphini」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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