Markab
Meanings
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- 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.
- A star in the constellation Puppis; Kappa (κ) Puppis.
- A star in the constellation Vela; Kappa (κ) Velorum.
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Etymology
From Arabic مَرْكَب الفَرَس (markab al-faras, “the saddle of the horse”), from مَرْكَب (markab).
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