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Yes - Cygnus is Latin for "swan" and Cygnus, the Swan's brightest star is located in it's tail - the star is named Deneb, which is an Arabic word meaning tail (go figure!).

Deneb is the dimmest of the three stars that make up the asterism, The Summer Triangle - in the northern hemisphere.

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