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Aljanah

ε Cyg HR 7949 HIP 102488 magnitude 2,48

The star used to be commonly named Gienah (cf. Kunitzsch and Smart 2006, Allen 1899) which derives from Arabic al-Janāḥ, The Wing, based on Almagest translations. WGSN adopted the original Arabic word instead of the co…

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Astronomia

Informação oficial da IAU

Designação

HR 7949

HIP

102488

ID de Bayer

ε Cyg

Magnitude visual

2,48

Ascensão reta (J2000)

311,553°

Declinação (J2000)

33,9703°

Adoção pela IAU

2016/06/30

Origem do nome

The star used to be commonly named Gienah (cf. Kunitzsch and Smart 2006, Allen 1899) which derives from Arabic al-Janāḥ, The Wing, based on Almagest translations. WGSN adopted the original Arabic word instead of the corrupted one.