Meleph
From All Skies Encyclopaedia
Authors: IAU-WGSN Etymology Group, Susanne M Hoffmann, Youla Azkarrula
| Asterism Info | |
| Native | Al Ma'laf |
|---|---|
| Translation | the Stall |
| Position (2000) | |
| Right ascension | 130.1125421 |
| Declination | 19.54481231 |
| Area | 0 sq. deg. |
| Stars | |
| Bright stars | 1 |
| Bayer/Flamsteed stars | 1 |
| Stars brighter than 3.00m | 0 |
| Brightest star | Meleph (6.29m) |
| Taxonomy | |
| category of asterism | IAU-Star Name |
| IAU- constellations | Cnc |
Meleph 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 42556 (ε Cnc, HR 3429) in constellation Cnc.
Etymology and History
Bayer (1603) quotes Arabic designations Melleff and Meeleph for this star (among others) which was adopted by other astronomers (e.g. Riccioli) and goes back to the Arabic term Al Ma'laf, The Stall (a variant of the Greek Manger).
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)
- Bayer (1603)
