Kochab
Meanings
name
- β Ursae Minoris, the second-brightest star in the constellation Ursa Minor, formerly a dual North Star with Pherkad from about 1000 BC to about AD 300.
Word forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic كَوْكَب (kawkab, “star”).
Synonyms
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