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Marchab

Marchab is the alternative spelling of Markab.

Meaning of Markab

Proper noun

Markab

  1. 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 stars observed in navigation.
    • [Markab (the south-westernmost star in the square) is one of the stars from which the moon's distance is calculated in the Nautical Almanac, for the purpose of finding the longitude by lunar observations.]1821, Thomas Kerigan, The Young Navigator's Guide to the Sidereal and Planetary Parts of Nautical Astronomy: Being the Theory and Practice of Finding the Latitude, the Longitude, and the Variation of...
    Synonyms:
    Alpha Pegasi, Mankib
  2. A star in the constellation Puppis; Kappa (κ) Puppis.
  3. A star in the constellation Vela; Kappa (κ) Velorum.

Questions about Marchab

What is Marchab the alternative spelling of?
Marchab is the alternative spelling of Markab.

Words near Marchab in the dictionary

  1. march-pasts
  2. march-time
  3. march-ward
  4. march-wards
  5. Marcha Real
  6. Marchab
  7. Marchal
  8. Marchals
  9. Marchan
  10. Marchand
  11. marchand de vin

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