Alpherg
From All Skies Encyclopaedia
Authors: IAU-WGSN Etymology Group, Susanne M Hoffmann, Youla Azkarrula
| Asterism Info | |
| Native | Al Pherg |
|---|---|
| IPA | [al.pherg] |
| Translation | the emptying |
| Position (2000) | |
| Right ascension | 22.87086745 |
| Declination | 15.34583184 |
| Area | 0 sq. deg. |
| Stars | |
| Bright stars | 1 |
| Bayer/Flamsteed stars | 1 |
| Stars brighter than 3.00m | 0 |
| Brightest star | Alpherg (3.62m) |
| Taxonomy | |
| category of asterism | IAU-Star Name |
| IAU- constellations | Psc |
Alpherg 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 7097 (η Psc, HR 437) in constellation Psc.
Etymology and History
Mythology
IAU Working Group on Star Names
The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN on 2018/06/01.
Weblinks
- Website of the IAU WGSN: https://exopla.net/
