Alnair

name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A bluish-white star in the constellation Grus; Alpha (α) Gruis.
  2. 2
    A bluish-white binary star in the constellation Centaurus; Zeta (ζ) Centauri.

Etymology

From Arabic النَّائِر (an-nāʔir, “the bright [one]”).

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