Wazn

[2724] beta Columbae, also known as Wazn or Wezn ("weight"), is the second brightest star in the constellation Columba. It is a K-type giant with an apparent visual magnitude of 3.12, lying approximately 86 light-years from Earth.

These names derive from the Arabic name Al Wazn, "The Weight."
Description of the Star
Wezen is a yellowish F8Ia supergiant having a luminosity of almost 50,000 times that of the sun and about 200 times the sun's diameter.

Phact, the Alpha star, is at the top of the triangle; Wazn (Beta) is the brighter of those down and to the left. The "runaway star" Mu Col is diagonally up and to the left of Phact.

Alsuhail, Al Suhail al Wazn, Suhail, Al' Sukhal', HR 3634, CD -42°4990, HD 78647, SAO 220878, FK5 345, GC 12623, CCDM 09080-4326, CPD P-42°3366, HIP 44816.

Main named stars: (Greek alphabet)
(none in Caelum) Al Kurud (κ Col), Ghusn al Zaitun (δ Col), Phact (α Col), Wazn (β Col).

The front hooves (or feet, if you wish) are formed by two bright stars: alpha and beta Centauri, known also by the Arabian names of Wazn and Hadar.

See also: Star, Sun, S Star, Constellation, Supergiant