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NUSAKAN (Beta Coronae Borealis). The name of the second brightest star in Corona Borealis, the Northern Crown, has nothing whatever to do with the Crown itself, ...
The main named stars in the field shown are: (Greek alphabet)
Alkalurops (μ Boo), Alphekka (Gemma, γ CrB), Nusakan (β CrB).
Adjoining constellations: Boötes, Hercules, Serpens Caput ...
[2920] beta Coronae Borealis, another binary star system, is the second brightest star in the constellation. It is also known as Nusakan, from the Arabic "an-nasaqan," meaning "the (two) series." ...
 See also: Corona Borealis, Star, Orbit, Coronae, Magnitude
  
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