The name derives from Arabic meaning "the southern claw", and got its name officially in 2016. Zubenelgenubi is actually a collection and system of four stars, and more recently it is thought there is a fifth star component to the system even. These stars are most likely members of a cluster-group of stars that all have a similar motion through space and share a common origin roughly 200 million years ago. Zubenelgenubi is also the dimmest star in the Navigational Star series.
The name derives from Arabic meaning "the southern claw", and got its name officially in 2016. Zubenelgenubi is actually a collection and system of four stars, and more recently it is thought there is a fifth star component to the system even. These stars are most likely members of a cluster-group of stars that all have a similar motion through space and share a common origin roughly 200 million years ago. Zubenelgenubi is also the dimmest star in the Navigational Star series.
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