Stars with Arabic Names
Menkar
المِنْخَر
al-minkhar
The name means the sea-monster's nostril, but the star actually lies on its jaw; the star Ptolemy put on the nostrils is a different one.
- Meaning in Arabic
- the nostril
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Where to see it
- in Cetus
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