Shaula
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English
Proper noun
Shaula
- (astronomy) Lambda Scorpii, a triple star system and the second-brightest object in the constellation of Scorpius.
- 1914, John Robert Kippax, The Call of the Stars, page 93:
- To the north and east of Shaula and Lesuth, the twin stars in the uplifted sting, are two beautiful star clusters, about four degrees apart, known as 6 M. and 7 M. which can be very well seen with an opera glass.
Italian
Etymology
From Arabic الشَوْلَاء (aš-šawlāʔ, “the raised (tail)”) because it is found in the tail of the scorpion.
Proper noun
Shaula f