Ararafu (star) - Ararafu

Japanese: アララフ(星) - あららふ
Ararafu (star) - Ararafu

…In Greek mythology, it is likened to Astraea, the goddess of justice born to the god Zeus and the goddess Themis, or to Persephone, the daughter of the grain goddess Demeter, and to Demeter herself, with Spica representing the ear of wheat held in her hand. Beta star is called Alarakh, has a magnitude of 3.8, a spectral type of F8, and is 32 light years away. Gamma star in the center of the Y is a beautiful yellow-white double star with a magnitude of 3.7 and a spectral type of F0. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Araraf (star)" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ギリシア神話では,大神ゼウスと女神テミスの間に生まれた正義の女神アストライアとか,穀物神デメテルの娘ペルセフォネとか,デメテル自身の姿に見たてており,スピカはその手に握る麦の穂先に相当する。β星はアララフと呼ばれ,3.8等でスペクトル型はF8,32光年の距離にある。Y字の中央のγ星は3.7等,スペクトル型F0で黄白色の美しい二重星である。…

※「アララフ(星)」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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