Kaffaljidhma

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

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Kaffaljidhma

Asterism Info
Native	الكف الجذماء
Translation	the cut-short hand
Position (2000)
Right ascension	40.8248836
Declination	3.23581638
Area	0 sq. deg.
Stars
Bright stars	1
Bayer/Flamsteed stars	1
Stars brighter than 3.00m	0
Brightest star	Kaffaljidhma (3.47m)
Taxonomy
category of asterism	IAU-Star Name
IAU- constellations	Cet

Kaffaljidhma 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 12706 (γ Cet, HR 804) in constellation Cet.

Etymology and History

Arabic الكف الجذماء, al-kaf al-jaðmāʾ ('the cut-short hand') is given as a star name in Allen (1899) with reference to an Arabic name for the asterism of Cetus's Head.

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, 163)