Markab

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    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.

    "[Markab (the south-westernmost star in the square) is one of the stars from which the moon's distance is calculated in the Nautical Almanac, for the purpose of finding the longitude by lunar observations.]"

  2. 2
    A star in the constellation Puppis; Kappa (κ) Puppis.
  3. 3
    A star in the constellation Vela; Kappa (κ) Velorum.

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alpha pegasimankibmul:pegasimul:αmul:α peg

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"[Markab (the south-westernmost star in the square) is one of the stars from which the moon's distance is calculated in the Nautical Almanac, for the purpose of finding the longitude by lunar observations.]"

Etymology

From Arabic مَرْكَب الفَرَس (markab al-faras, “the saddle of the horse”), from مَرْكَب (markab).

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