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[edit] Etymologies
Etymologies listed here don't fit into the table; please add them in respective star articles with sources.--JyriL talk 14:51, 1 January 2007 (UTC)
| BD |
F |
Names and other designations |
Mag. |
Ly away |
Comments |
| α |
10 |
Procyon, Alpha Canis Minoris, Antecanis, Al Shira, Elgoaisa |
0.40 |
11.4 |
- binary star
- nearby
- < الغميصاء al-ghumaisa’, The bleary-eyed (woman), in contrast to "العبور" The teary-eyed (woman), which is Sirius.
- <الشعرى الشامية al-shi'ra al-shamiyah, The "Shami" (Syrian) sign. The other Shira is Sirius. Ancient arabs used "Al-sham" (Syria) to signify the north, thus the meaning is "The northern sign".
- < προκύον The fore-dog (before the Dog Star)
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| β |
3 |
Beta Canis Minoris, Gomeisa |
2.89 |
170 |
- Gamma Cassiopeiae variable
- < مرزم الغميصاء mirzam al-ghumaisa', The "wrapper" of al-ghumaisa. Later shortened to "Gomeisa". "Mirzam" may also mean the cord or the girdle.
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