Alhena
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Authors: IAU-WGSN Etymology Group, Susanne M Hoffmann, Youla Azkarrula
| Asterism Info | |
| Native | الهنعة |
|---|---|
| IPA | [al.hena] |
| Translation | the Mark on the Neck of a Camel |
| Position (2000) | |
| Right ascension | 99.42796043 |
| Declination | 16.39928043 |
| Area | 0 sq. deg. |
| Stars | |
| Bright stars | 1 |
| Bayer/Flamsteed stars | 1 |
| Stars brighter than 3.00m | 0 |
| Brightest star | Alhena (1.92m) |
| Taxonomy | |
| category of asterism | IAU-Star Name |
| IAU- constellations | Gem |
Alhena 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 31681 (γ Gem, HR 2421) in constellation Gem.
Etymology and History
Applied in recent times from the ind-A lunar mansion name al-bana, possibly meaning "the Mark on the Neck of a Camel", for γ and ξ Gem, or alternatively for γ, ξ, η, μ, and v Gem.
Mythology
IAU Working Group on Star Names
The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN on 2016/07/20.
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.
