Almaaz

Authors: IAU-WGSN Etymology Group, Susanne M Hoffmann, Youla Azkarrula

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Almaaz

Asterism Info
Native	المعز
IPA	[al.maaz]
Translation	goats; a He-Goat
Position (2000)
Right ascension	75.49222654
Declination	43.82331031
Area	0 sq. deg.
Stars
Bright stars	1
Bayer/Flamsteed stars	1
Stars brighter than 3.00m	0
Brightest star	Almaaz (2.99m)
Taxonomy
category of asterism	IAU-Star Name
IAU- constellations	Aur

Almaaz 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 23416 (ε Aur, HR 1605) in constellation Aur.

Etymology and History

The Arabic term المعز (al-maʽaz) can refer to the plural "goats" but has also been interpreted as a He-Goat (contrasting Capella, the She-Goat). Allen (1899, 90) cites Hyde's 1665 translation of Ulugh Beg with this term for a group of stars (asterism or sub-constellation) in Auriga.

IAU Working Group on Star Names

The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN on 2017/02/01.

Weblinks

• Website of the IAU WGSN: https://exopla.net/

Reference

• References (general)
• Allen (1899, 90)