Markab

Meaning

Proper Noun

• A subgiant, visible as a second-magnitude bluish star in the northern constellation of Pegasus, one of four stars in the asterism of the Great Square of Pegasus, one of the lunar star observed in navigation.
• A star in the constellation Puppis; Kappa (κ) Puppis.
• A star in the constellation Vela; Kappa (κ) Velorum.

Related

Similar words

• Pegasi , α Peg , Alpha Pegasi
• Mankib

Origin

• From Arabic المَرْكَبُ الفَرَس ("the saddle of the horse"), from مَرْكَب.