An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Nunki (σ Sagittarii)
  نونکی  
Nunki
Fr.: Nunki  

The second brightest star in the constellation → Sagittarius. It is a blue-white → massive star of → spectral type B2.5 V lying 225 → light-years away.

See also: Unusual name of Babylonian origin, of unknown significance.