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Kochab

Kochab

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A bright star in the Little Dipper near the North Star
  • proper noun
  • /ˈkoʊkæb/
: Kochab
  • Astronomers often refer to Kochab, also known as Beta Ursae Minoris, when discussing stars in Ursa Minor.
  • Kochab shines at magnitude
  • Kochab or Beta
  • Kochab star

Examples

  • "Kochab," the child drones, as if he had not been interrupted.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • He described a meteor shower radiating from the area near the star Kochab, the second brightest star of Ursa Minor (the Little Dipper).

    Academic text (1994)

  • Kochab is the second-brightest star in the Kochab constellation.

  • The star Kochab, which shines brilliantly at night, serves as a navigational guide in the northern sky.

Surface Forms

Kochab main

Etymology

Kochab comes from the Arabic name al-kawkab, which means 'star'. So Kochab is simply the name given to a bright northern star that helps people find the Little Dipper.