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This star is also known as Chaph, Kaff, or Al Sanam al Nakah.
The Arabs sometimes referred to the area of Cassiopeia as Kaff' al Hadib, "The Hand Stained with Henna.
[28] Another term for this star used by medieval astronomers writing in Arabic was al rās al Mar'ah al Musalsalah "the head of the woman in chains",[28] the chained woman here being Andromeda. Other Arabic names include al-kaff al-khaḍ"b and kaff ...
 See also: Sun, Star, Observatory, Variable star, Magnitude
  
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