Aladfar
From All Skies Encyclopaedia
Authors: Susanne M Hoffmann, Youla Azkarrula
| Asterism Info | |
| Native | الأظفر |
|---|---|
| IPA | [al.adfar] |
| Translation | the talons (of the swooping [eagle]) |
| Position (2000) | |
| Right ascension | 288.4395351 |
| Declination | 39.14596601 |
| Area | 0 sq. deg. |
| Stars | |
| Bright stars | 1 |
| Bayer/Flamsteed stars | 1 |
| Stars brighter than 3.00m | 0 |
| Brightest star | Aladfar (4.398m) |
| Taxonomy | |
| category of asterism | IAU-Star Name |
| IAU- constellations | Lyr |
Aladfar is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Arabic. It is the name of HIP 94481 (η Lyr, HR 7298) in constellation Lyr.
Etymology and History
Aladfar derives from the Arabic الأظفر al-ʼuẓfur "the talons (of the swooping [eagle])" which designates and asterism consisting of µ and η Lyr. It was made popular by Allen.
Spelling Variants
- Aladfar
- Alathfar
Mythology
IAU Working Group on Star Names
The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN on 2017/09/05.
Weblinks
- Website of the IAU WGSN: https://exopla.net/
Reference
- References (general)
- Allen (1899, 288)
