Schedar

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A depiction of Cassiopeia. The label Schedir can be found on one of the breasts.

Etymology

From Arabic صَدْر (ṣadr, “breast, chest”), in reference to its position within Cassiopeia.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃɛdɑːr/
  • enPR: shāʹdûr, shēʹdûr

Proper noun

Schedar

  1. (astronomy) A red giant, visible as a second-magnitude orange star marking the breast of the figure in the northern constellation of Cassiopeia, a part of the constellation's prominent W asterism, used for celestial navigation.

Synonyms

  • α (alpha) Cassiopeiae (primary designation), α Cas (abbreviated form), Alpha Cassiopeiae (Latinized form)

Holonyms

References

  1. ^ Richard Hinckley Allen (1899) Star-names and Their Meanings, New York: G. E. Stechert, →OCLC, page 145
  • “Naming Stars”, in International Astronomical Union, 2018 June 1, List of IAU-approved Star Names.
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