Alkaphrah
From All Skies Encyclopaedia
Authors: IAU-WGSN Etymology Group, Susanne M Hoffmann, Youla Azkarrula
| Asterism Info | |
| Native | القفزة |
|---|---|
| IPA | [al.kaphrah] |
| Translation | the leap |
| Position (2000) | |
| Right ascension | 135.9063651 |
| Declination | 47.15652473 |
| Area | 0 sq. deg. |
| Stars | |
| Bright stars | 1 |
| Bayer/Flamsteed stars | 1 |
| Stars brighter than 3.00m | 0 |
| Brightest star | Alkaphrah (3.55m) |
| Taxonomy | |
| category of asterism | IAU-Star Name |
| IAU- constellations | UMa |
Alkaphrah 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 44471 (κ UMa, HR 3594) in constellation UMa.
Etymology and History
corrupted spelling of Arabic القفزة al-qafzah "the leap" of the Indigenous Arabic group of gazelle asterisms preserved in Ibn Qutaybah.
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/
