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The designation Al Mankib means in Arabic "The Shoulder".
Description of the Star
Betelgeuse is a red supergiant of spectral type M1-2Ia-Iab. The luminosity of the star is about 10,000 times that of the sun.
* Al Mankib (the Shoulder)
* Al Yad al Yamma (the Right Hand)
* Ardra (Hindi, and name of Hindu Nakshatra),
* Bahu (Sanskrit),
* Besn (Persian) (the Arm),
* Gula (Euphratean),
* Ied Algeuze (Orion's Hand),
* Klaria (Coptic) (an Armlet)
* Yedelgeuse ...
Betelguex; Betelgeuze; Beteiguex; Al Mankib.
Alpha Orionis
HR 2061
HD 39801 ...
 See also: Star, Betelgeuze, Betelgeuse, Sun, Observatory
  
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