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Hadar

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Hadar, in the Bible

Hadar (hā`där), variant of Hadad Hadad , in the Bible.

1 Son of Ishmael. An alternate form is Hadar.

2 King of Edom.

3 Last king of Edom. Hadar is an alternate form.

4 Scion of the kings of Edom, who escaped Joab's massacre.
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 (1,) (3.)

Hadar, in astronomy

Hadar or Beta Centauri (bā`tə sĕntôr`ē), bright star in the constellation Centaurus Centaurus , southern constellation located N and E of Crux, the Southern Cross. It is known especially for its bright stars Alpha Centauri and Hadar. It also contains Centaurus A, a radio galaxy, as well as a globular star cluster visible to the naked eye.
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; 1992 position R.A. 14h01.7m, dec. −60°13'. A bluish-white giant of spectral class spectral class, in astronomy, a classification of the stars by their spectrum and luminosity. In 1885, E. C. Pickering began the first extensive attempt to classify the stars spectroscopically.
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 B1 II, it has an apparent magnitude magnitude, in astronomy, measure of the brightness of a star or other celestial object. The stars cataloged by Ptolemy (2d cent. A.D.), all visible with the unaided eye, were ranked on a brightness scale such that the brightest stars were of 1st magnitude and the
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 of 0.63, making it one of the 10 brightest stars in the sky. Its distance from the earth is more than 400 light-years. Hadar is a visual binary star binary star or binary system, pair of stars that are held together by their mutual gravitational attraction and revolve about their common center of mass.
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Hadar [ha′där]
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00 Paperback Special paper; 446 GN282 Geologists describe their work and findings at four research projects surrounding the Hadar Research Area in the Lower Awash Valley of Ethiopia.
Hadar Zubeir Abdulla's childhood was an ordeal and nothing predestined her to confront Saddam Hussein in a courtroom.
The evening's Honorees were Eric Hadar (Business), Mysore Nagaraja (Public Service), and Cesar Pelli (Design).
 
 
 
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