An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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faint star
  ستاره‌ی ِ تام، ~ کمنور، ~ نزار  
setâre-ye tâm, ~ kamnur (#), ~ nazâr
Fr.: étoile faible  

For unaided eye, a star of visual magnitude around 5-6. Otherwise, on an image, a star that has a lesser brightness compared to others of the same field.

See also: → faint; → star.