An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Hamal (α Arietis)
  حَمَل  
hamal (#)
Fr.: Hamal  

The brightest star in the constellation → Aries. Hamal is a cool → giant of → spectral type K2 with a → luminosity about 55 times that of the Sun and lies about 65 light-years away.

Etymology (EN): Hamal, from Ar., shortened form of Ra’s al-Hamal (رأس‌الحمل), “the head of the sheep.”