Dalim

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

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Dalim

Asterism Info
Native	ظَلِيم
Translation	The Ostrich
Position (2000)
Right ascension	48.01887418
Declination	-28.98762199
Area	0 sq. deg.
Stars
Bright stars	1
Bayer/Flamsteed stars	1
Stars brighter than 3.00m	0
Brightest star	Dalim (3.98m)
Taxonomy
category of asterism	IAU-Star Name
IAU- constellations	For

Dalim 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 14879 (α For, HR 963) in constellation For.

Etymology and History

The name was introduced for the star by Piazzi (1814) originating from the Indigenous Arabian asterism ظَلِيم al-ẓalīm, the Ostrich, seen in various stars (e.g. Fomalhaut, Theta Eridani).

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)
• Piazzi (1814)