Alterf

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

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Alterf

Asterism Info
Native	الطرف
IPA	[al.terf]
Translation	the Glance
Position (2000)
Right ascension	142.9301239
Declination	22.96798129
Area	0 sq. deg.
Stars
Bright stars	1
Bayer/Flamsteed stars	1
Stars brighter than 3.00m	0
Brightest star	Alterf (4.31m)
Taxonomy
category of asterism	IAU-Star Name
IAU- constellations	Leo

Alterf 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 46750 (λ Leo, HR 3773) in constellation Leo.

Etymology and History

Applied in recent times from the ind-A lunar mansion name al-tarf, "the Glance", for κ Cnc and λ Leo, associated with the ind-A asterism al-asad, as if being located on that lion's eyes.

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)
• 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.