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Alphecca

/ælˈfɛkə/

Alphecca proper noun: a binary star in the constellation Corona Borealis, about 75 light years away.

alphecca: a binary star in the constellation Corona Borealis, about 75 light years away
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Proper noun

Alphecca

  1. a binary star in the constellation Corona Borealis, about 75 light years away

Synonyms of Alphecca

Forms of Alphecca

alternative formAlphekka

Origin of Alphecca

From Arabic الفَكَّة (al-fakka).

Questions about Alphecca

What does Alphecca mean?
Alphecca means a binary star in the constellation Corona Borealis, about 75 light years away.
What part of speech is Alphecca?
Alphecca is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Alphecca?
Alphecca is pronounced /ælˈfɛkə/.

Words near Alphecca in the dictionary

  1. alphatrons
  2. alphaviral
  3. alphavirus
  4. alphaviruses
  5. alphaxalone
  6. Alphecca
  7. alpheid
  8. alpheid shrimp
  9. alpheid shrimps
  10. alpheids
  11. Alpheius

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