Markab

markab English Etymology en ar ر ك ب From en ar مَرْكَب الفَرَس the saddle of the horse, from ar مَرْكَب. Proper noun en star A en subgiant, visible as a second-en magnitude bluish star in the northern en constellation of en Pegasus, one of four stars in the en asterism of the Great Square of Pegasus, one of the en lunar star lunar stars observed in navigation. en Marchab Markeb en mul:α<tr:alpha> mul:Pegasi<qq:primary designation> mul:α Peg<qq:abbreviated form> Alpha Pegasi<qq:Latinized form> Mankib en Pegasus en 1821 Thomas Kerigan The Young Navigator's Guide to the Sidereal and Planetary Parts of Nautical Astronomy: Being the Theory and Practice of Finding the Latitude, the Longitude, and the Variation of the Compass by the Fixed Stars and Planets. 67 https://books.google.com/books?id=zFsUAAAAQAAJ&dq=Markab&pg=PA67 London Baldwin, Cradock & Joy [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.] en 1899 Richard Hinckley Allen Star-Names and Their Meanings 324 https://books.google.com/books?id=5xQuAAAAIAAJ&dq=Markab&pg=PA324 G. E. Stechert New York [Markab—Flamsteed's Marchab—is the Arabs' word for a Saddle, Ship, or Vehicle,—anything ridden upon,—that was early applied to this star; but they also designated it as Matn al Faras, the Horse's Withers or Shoulder, and Bayer cited Yed Alpheras, the Horse's Hand, or, more properly, Forearm,—the Arabian Yad.] en star A star in the constellation Puppis; Kappa (κ) Puppis. en Markeb en star A star in the constellation Vela; Kappa (κ) Velorum. en Markeb References 1 June 2018 Naming Stars List of IAU-approved Star Names International Astronomical Union https://www.iau.org/public/themes/naming_stars/ https://web.archive.org/web/20250310063743/https://www.iau.org/public/themes/naming_stars/ 10 March 2025. Further reading Alpha Pegasi Anagrams en aabkmr Ambrak Italian it: Etymology From it ar مَرْكَب boat, saddle etc.. Proper noun f en Markab, a star in the constellation of Pegasus it Stars