Dziban
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Authors: IAU-WGSN Etymology Group, Susanne M Hoffmann, Youla Azkarrula, IanRidpath
| Asterism Info | |
| Native | الذئبان |
|---|---|
| Translation | The two wolves |
| Position (2000) | |
| Right ascension | 265.4835932 |
| Declination | 72.14886878 |
| Area | 0 sq. deg. |
| Stars | |
| Bright stars | 1 |
| Bayer/Flamsteed stars | 1 |
| Stars brighter than 3.00m | 0 |
| Brightest star | Dziban (4.55m) |
| Taxonomy | |
| category of asterism | IAU-Star Name |
| IAU- constellations | Dra |
Dziban 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 86614 (ψ1 Dra, HR 6636) in constellation Dra.
Etymology and History
Dsiban, from Al Dhibain (the Arabs' title for ζ and η), has been given by some to this pair ψ1, ψ2 Dra.
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, 212)
