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AlderaminAlderamin is the proper name of the star α Cephei in the constellation of Cepheus. Alderamin is a fairly sun-like star, albeit somewhat hotter and more massive. It appears to be nearing the end of its life as a main sequence star, and may begin fusing helium as it swells into a red giant or perhaps a subgiant. Alderamin is noted for having an unusually fast rotation, although the effects of this rotation are not well understood. The name Alderamin is a contraction of the Arabic phrase الذراع اليمن a-irā al-yaman "the right arm", with the first definite article transliterated literally as al, as is often the case with Arabic star names. Cephei, Alpha
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