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Nair al Zaurak; Cymbae; Lucida Cymbae; Head of Phoenix.
Alpha Phoenicis
HR 99
HD 2261 ...
Na'ir al Zaurak is Arabic and means "The Bright One in the Boat." Lucida Cymbae is a Latin translation of this name, from which comes the abbreviated name "Cymbae." ...
Ankaa, Nair al Zaurak, Cymbae, Lucida Cymbae, HR 99, CD -42116, HD 2261, LTT 231, GCTP 71.00, SAO 215093, FK5 12, HIP 2081.
* (α Phe) 2.40 Ankaa or Nair al Zaurak or Cymbae [Lucida Cymbae]:*: al-canqā' The phoenix [a fabulous bird in Arabian myth]:*: an-na'ir az-zawraq The bright one of the boat:*: l"cida cumbæ The brightness of the skiff ...
The star just above the center is Zaurak, and the brighter star at lower right is Acamar (Theta Eridani), which used to end the River. Beid and Keid are just up and to the left of Zaurak (Beid on top).
The star can be found: west of Zaurak (Gamma Eridani); southwest of Cursa (Beta Eridani) and Rigel (Beta Orionis); northwest of Mu, Alpha (Arneb), and Beta Leporis (Nihal); and southeast of Keid and Beid (Omicron2 and Omicron1 Eridani, respectively).
Other notable stars in Eridanus include [3682] theta Eridani or Acamar ("the last of the river"), a binary pair of blue-white stars 120 light-years distant, [3681] gamma Eridani or Zaurak ("the boat"), a yellow star with an apparent magnitude of 2.
Named stars: Alpha Eri (Achernar), Beta Eri (Cursa), Gamma Eri (Zaurak), Theta Eri (Acamar)
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Fornax (Furnace) ...
Acamar (θ 1Eri), Achernar (α Eri), Angetenar (τ 2 Eri), Azha (η Eri), Beid (ο 1 Eri), Cursa (β Eri), Keid (ο 2 Eri), Rana (δ Eri), Sceptrum (53 Eri) Theemim (υ 2 Eri), Zaurak (γ Eri), ...
The third-brightest, gamma Eri, is Zaurak (meaning "boat" ). The fourth-brightest, delta Eri, is Rana (meaning "frog" ). The fifth-brightest, zeta Eri, is Zibal (part of the "Ostrich's Nest").
 See also: Star, Constellation, Planet, Year, Orbit
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