Rasalgethi
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Authors: IAU-WGSN Etymology Group, Susanne M Hoffmann, Youla Azkarrula, IanRidpath
| Asterism Info | |
| Native | رأس الجاثي |
|---|---|
| Translation | Head of the Kneeler |
| Position (2000) | |
| Right ascension | 255.244128 |
| Declination | 14.3903333 |
| Area | 0 sq. deg. |
| Stars | |
| Bright stars | 1 |
| Bayer/Flamsteed stars | 1 |
| Stars brighter than 3.00m | 0 |
| Brightest star | Rasalgethi (2.78m) |
| Taxonomy | |
| category of asterism | IAU-Star Name |
| IAU- constellations | Her |
Rasalgethi 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 84345 (α1 Her, HR 6406) in constellation Her.
Etymology and History
Applied with various spellings since medieval times, from its sci-A name ra's al-jathi, "the Kneeler's Head".
Mythology
IAU Working Group on Star Names
The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN on 2016/06/30.
Weblinks
- Website of the IAU WGSN: https://exopla.net/
Reference
- References (general)
- Kunitzsch, Paul; Smart, Tim (2006). A Dictionary of Modern star Names: A Short Guide to 254 Star Names and Their Derivations (2nd rev. ed.). Cambridge, Massachusetts: Sky Pub.
