Tags: Star.
Not to be confused with the star Aldebaran. For the fictional planet in the Star Wars universe see Alderaan.Alderaan and similar spellings (e.g. Alderahan) is a disused name for the two pairs of stars α and β Canis Minoris (Procyon and Gomeisa) and α and β Geminorum (Castor and Pollux). The name was taken from Arabic al-dhirā`ain الذراعين (= the two forearms or the two front paws or the two cubit measuring rods).