Hamal
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Hamal
(ham -ăl) (α Ari) An orange giant that is the brightest star in the constellation Aries. mv : 2.00; Mv : 0.1; spectral type: K2 IIIab; distance: 24 pc.Collins Dictionary of Astronomy © Market House Books Ltd, 2006
Hamal
[hə′mäl] (astronomy)
A second-magnitude star in the constellation Aries; the star α Ari.
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