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Sadalmelik (α Aquarii)
  سعد الملک  
sa'delmalek (#)
Fr.: Sadalmelik  

A supergiant star of type G2 Ib situated in the constellation → Aquarius. At a distance of 750 light-years, it has a luminosity 3000 times that of the Sun, and a diameter about 60 times the solar diameter. Variant designations: Sadalmelek; Sadlamulk; El Melik; Saad el Melik.

See also: From Ar. Sa’d al-Malik (سعد الملک) “the lucky star of the ruler,”
for unknown reasons.