Alkarab

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

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Alkarab

Asterism Info
Native	Al Karab
IPA	[al.karab]
Translation	The Bucket-rope
Position (2000)
Right ascension	351.3449286
Declination	23.40410081
Area	0 sq. deg.
Stars
Bright stars	1
Bayer/Flamsteed stars	1
Stars brighter than 3.00m	0
Brightest star	Alkarab (4.4m)
Taxonomy
category of asterism	IAU-Star Name
IAU- constellations	Peg

Alkarab 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 115623 (υ Peg, HR 8905) in constellation Peg.

Etymology and History

Traditional Arabic name Al Karab, The Bucket-rope, was an asterism consisting of τ and υ Peg

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)
• Allen (1899, 329)