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Beta Columbae (β Columbae β Col) is the second brightest star in the southern constellation of Columba. It has the traditional name Wezn (or Wazn) from the Arabic وزن weight. It has an apparent visual magnitude of 3.1 which is bright enough to be viewed with the naked eye even from an urban location. Parallax measurements place it at a distance of about 87.2 light-years (26.7 parsecs) from Earth.In Chinese 子 (Zǐ) meaning Son refers to an asterism consisting of β Columbae and λ Columbae.
