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fixed star

1. any of the stars in the Ptolemaic system, all of which were thought to be attached to an outer crystal sphere thus explaining their apparent lack of movement

2. an extremely distant star whose position appears to be almost stationary over a long period of time

fixed star [¦fikst ′stär]

(astronomy)

A misnomer to indicate those stars which kept apparently the same position with respect to other stars, in contrast to the planets which were termed wandering stars.

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