Alcor - Alcor

Japanese: アルコル - あるこる
Alcor - Alcor

…Mizar, the second star from the end of the handle, is a double star that can be separated with a small telescope, and its main star is itself a spectroscopic binary star. The 4.2 magnitude star nearby is called Alcor, and in China it was known as the Fu Star (the star of the Prime Minister). The tip of the handle was called the Pojun Star, and was worshipped by military commanders. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Alcor" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…柄の先から2番目のミザルは,小望遠鏡で分離できる二重星であり,その主星自身は分光連星である。そのそばに見える4.2等星はアルコルという名だが,中国では輔星(宰相の星)として注目された。また柄の先端は破軍星と呼ばれ,武将の信仰を集めた。…

※「アルコル」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。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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