An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

A → giant star of → apparent visual magnitude +2.06 located in the southern constellation → Centaurus. It has a → spectral type of K0 III and lies 61 → light-years away. Also called Haratan.

See also: Menkent, corruption of Ar. Mankib “shoulder,” short for Mankib al-Qanturis (منکب القنطورس ) “shoulder of Centaurus.”