Elgafar
From All Skies Encyclopaedia
Authors: IAU-WGSN Etymology Group, Susanne M Hoffmann, Youla Azkarrula
| Asterism Info | |
| Native | الغفر |
|---|---|
| Translation | The Cover |
| Position (2000) | |
| Right ascension | 217.0505788 |
| Declination | -2.22795806 |
| Area | 0 sq. deg. |
| Stars | |
| Bright stars | 1 |
| Bayer/Flamsteed stars | 1 |
| Stars brighter than 3.00m | 0 |
| Brightest star | Elgafar (4.84m) |
| Taxonomy | |
| category of asterism | IAU-Star Name |
| IAU- constellations | Vir |
Elgafar 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 70755 (ϕ Vir, HR 5409) in constellation Vir.
Etymology and History
This name is a rare transliteration of Arabic الغفر al-ghafr (or "El-ġafr"), The Cover. This transliteration was used by Ideler (1809) but is uncommon today except in the Arabic Maghreb (northwest Africa). It is the name of the 15th lunar station (5 Oct).
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/
