What Does the Name Betelgeuse Mean
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Betelgeuse Name Meaning
AstronomyThe name of the star that marks the right shoulder of the constellation Orion. It is derived from Arabic يد الجوزا (yad al-Jawza) meaning "the hand of Jawza". جوزا (Jawza) meaning "central one" was the old...
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