Rigel Kentaurus
/ˌrʌɪɡl kɛnˈtɔːrəs/ /ˌrʌɪdʒl kɛnˈtɔːrəs/(also Rigil Kentaurus) Astronomy
noun
The star α Centauri, a significant star of the southern sky.
Origin
Late 17th century; earliest use found in Edward Sherburne (d. 1702), translator and poet. From post-classical Latin Rigil Kentaurus from Arabic rijl qanṭūris foot of the centaur (1665 in Ulugh Beg; from rijl foot, leg + qanṭūris centaur).
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