Markab
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English
Etymology
From Arabic مَرْكَب الفَرَس (markab al-faras, “the saddle of the horse”), from مَرْكَب (markab).
Proper noun
Markab
- (astronomy) A subgiant, visible as a second-magnitude bluish star in the northern constellation of Pegasus, one of four stars in the asterism of the Great Square of Pegasus, one of the lunar stars observed in navigation.
- Alternative forms: Marchab, Markeb
- Synonyms: α (alpha), Pegasi (primary designation), α Peg (abbreviated form), Alpha Pegasi (Latinized form), Mankib
- Holonym: Pegasus
- 1821, Thomas Kerigan, The Young Navigator's Guide to the Sidereal and Planetary Parts of Nautical Astronomy: Being the Theory and Practice of Finding the Latitude, the Longitude, and the Variation of the Compass by the Fixed Stars and Planets. , London: Baldwin, Cradock & Joy, page 67:
- 1899, Richard Hinckley Allen, Star-Names and Their Meanings, New York: G. E. Stechert, page 324:
- (astronomy) A star in the constellation Puppis; Kappa (κ) Puppis.
- Alternative form: Markeb
- (astronomy) A star in the constellation Vela; Kappa (κ) Velorum.
- Alternative form: Markeb
References
- “Naming Stars”, in International Astronomical Union, 2018 June 1, List of IAU-approved Star Names.
Further reading
Alpha Pegasi on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
Italian
Etymology
From Arabic مَرْكَب (markab, “boat, saddle etc.”).
Proper noun
Markab f