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Delta and Epsilon Ophiuchi are called Yed Prior and Yed Posterior. These are compound names, formed from the Arabic al-yad, meaning ‘hand', with the Latin words Prior and Posterior added to give names meaning the ‘leading' and ‘ ...
YED POSTERIOR (Epsilon Ophiuchi). From the southwest corner of the giant constellation Ophiuchus, the Serpent Bearer, two stars stare down at us like a pair of eyes, both named Yed, meaning "the hand.
9 light-years (ly) away from our Sun, Sol, within the east central corner (16:36:21.4-2:19:28.5, ICRS 2000.0) of Constellation Ophiuchus, the Serpent Holder or Snake Charmer -- near Yed Prior (Delta Ophiuchi) and Yed Posterior (Epsilon Ophiuchi), ...
[5795] delta Ophiuchi (Yed Prior), a red giant 170 light-years distant, and [5798] epsilon Ophiuchi (Yed Posterior), a class G giant 108 light-years distant, form a naked eye optical double and mark Ophiuchus' left arm. (Yed means "hand" in Arabic.) ...
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Yed Prior Delta Ophiuchi
Yed Posterior Epsilon Ophiuchi
Yildun Delta Ursae Minoris ...
 See also: Yed Posterior, Delta, Yed Prior, Epsilon, Sun
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