🟠 Adhil (ξ And) — mag 4.86 orange giant in #Andromeda.
🌡️ 4,840 K | 2.5 M☉ | 10 R☉ | 195 ly | K0 IIIb
From Arabic al-dhayl, “the hem (of a robe),” marking the lower hem of Andromeda’s dress.
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🟠 Ainalrami (ν¹ Sgr) — mag 4.84 orange supergiant in #Sagittarius, marking the Archer’s Eye.
🌡️ 3,460 K | 6.5 M☉ | 101 R☉ | 1,770 ly | K1 II
From Arabic ʿAyn ar-Rāmī, “the Eye of the Archer.”
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🔴 Aldebaran (α Tauri) — mag 0.86 orange giant in #Taurus, the fiery eye of the Bull.
🌡️ 3,900 K | 1.16 M☉ | 45 R☉ | 65 ly | K5+III
From Arabic al-dabarān, “the Follower,” trailing the Pleiades.
Once Sun-like, now a red giant.
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🔵 Aladfar (η Lyrae) – blue-white star in #Lyra, mag 4.4, ~1,040 ly.
🌡️ 17,360 K | 10 M☉ | 4.3 R☉ | B6 type
Name from Arabic al-aẓfār, “the talons (of the eagle).”
Part of the ancient Arabian Eagle asterism.
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