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ALCOR
Magnitude
4.02
Spectral Type
A1n (green)
Distance
TBD Light Years
Right Ascension
TBDh TBDm
Declination
+TBDo TBD'
"80 UMa ALCOR, from the
Persian Khwar, 'the abandoned or friendless
one', similar in meaning to as-Suha,
the ancient and well-known Arabic name of the star."
From "Pronunciations, Derivations, and Meanings of a Selected List
of Star Names", Popular Astronomy, January 1944, by George A. Davis
jr.