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Gender Feminine
Usage Astronomy
Other Forms FormsShedar, Shadar, Sheder, Seder, Shedis, Shedir

Meaning & History

Derives from the Arabic word şadr, meaning "breast" (referring to the star's placement near the "heart" of the constellation). This is the traditional name of the star Alpha Cassiopeiae in the constellation Cassiopeia.

Alternative names for it include Al Dhāt al Kursiyy ("the lady in the chair") and Dath Elkarti.
Added 2/20/2016 by anonymous