Galina
Galina, Halina, Halyna (Cyrillic: Галина; from Greek γαλήνη "calmness") is a Russian, Bulgarian and Ukrainian female name.
In Ancient Greek myths Galene was one of the Nereid mermaids as the goddess of calm seas. Two Christian female martyrs existed (Orthodox church): first died in 252 (feast day March, 10), other one, most famous Galene of Corinth - in 290 (feast day April, 16).
Given name
Notable bearers of this name include:
Galina (Austria)
The Galina River originates near the „Rossboden“ 2,060 metres above Sea Level. It is one of the shortest rivers of Vorarlberg.
The Galina River also merges with the Ill River between Feldkirch and the village of Nenzing.
Coordinates: 47°12′30″N 9°39′58″E / 47.2083°N 9.66611°E / 47.2083; 9.66611
Galina (disambiguation)
Galina is a given name.
Galina may also refer to:
Persons with surname
See also
Alpha Phoenicis
Alpha Phoenicis (α Phe, α Phoenicis), or Ankaa, is the brightest star in the constellation Phoenix.
Name
Alpha Phoenicis has been given the name Ankaa sometime after 1800, from the Arabic العنقاء al-ʿanqā’ "the phoenix" for the name of the constellation. Medieval Arab astronomers formed the constellation of the dhow (where Phoenix is), so another popular name for the star is Nair al Zaurak from النائر الزوق an-na’ir az-zawraq "the bright (star) of the skiff". The Latin translation is Cymbae, from lūcida cumbæ.
Description
This is a spectroscopic binary star system with components that orbit each other every 3848.8 days (10.5 years). The combined stellar classification of the system is K0.5 IIIb, which matches the spectrum of a lower luminosity giant star. It has an apparent visual magnitude of 2.4, so it is somewhat outshone by its first magnitude neighbors Achernar (α Eridani) and Fomalhaut (α Piscis Australis). Based upon parallax measurements, this system is at a distance of about 85 light-years (26 parsecs) from the Earth. The interferometry-measured angular diameter of the primary component, after correcting for limb darkening, is 5.25 ± 0.06 mas, which, at its estimated distance, equates to a physical radius of about 15 times the radius of the Sun.
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