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KITALPHA (Alpha Equulei). Most ancient constellations dominate their parts of the sky. A few, however, are remarkably obscure and hard to find, among them Equuleus, the Little Horse, its brightest star (Kitalpha) only mid-fourth magnitude (3.92).
* (8/α Equ) 3.92 Kitalpha [Kitel Phard, Kitalphar]:*: qiţcat[u] al-faras Part of the horse (mare) ...
The brightest star in the constellation is [3664] alpha Equuleus or Kitalpha ("a piece of the horse"). It is a unique spectroscopic binary star that consists of a dying G class giant and a white dwarf.
Kaus Media Delta Sagittarii
Keid Omicron-2 Eridani
Kitalpha Alpha Equulei
Kleeia Delta-3 Tauri
Kochab Beta Ursae Minoris
Kornephoros Beta Herculis
Kraz Beta Corvi
Ksora Delta Cassiopeiae
Kullat Nunu Eta Piscium
Kuma Nu Draconis ...
Altair (α Aql), Alshain (β Aql), Anser (α Vul), Deneb Dulfim (ε Del), Deneb el Okab (ε Aql), Deneb el Okab (ζ Aql), Kitalpha (α Equ), Rotanev (β Del), Sham (α Sge), Sualocin (α Del).
 See also: Star, Constellations, Constellation, Equuleus, Magnitude
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