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Alnair

α Gru HR 8425 HIP 109268 magnitude 1,73

Applied in recent times from an abbreviation of its late Arabic name al-nayyir min dhanab al-but, "the Bright One from the Fish's Tail" (where a l6th century Arabic astronomer had extended Ptolemy's Southern Fish [Pisc…

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Astronomia

Informação oficial da IAU

Designação

HR 8425

HIP

109268

ID de Bayer

α Gru

Magnitude visual

1,73

Ascensão reta (J2000)

332,058°

Declinação (J2000)

-46,961°

Adoção pela IAU

2016/07/20

Origem do nome

Applied in recent times from an abbreviation of its late Arabic name al-nayyir min dhanab al-but, "the Bright One from the Fish's Tail" (where a l6th century Arabic astronomer had extended Ptolemy's Southern Fish [Piscis Austrinus] into what is today Grus). The form Al Na'ir was taken from a wrong transliteration (Al Na'ir) of the Arabic adjective al-nayyir, "the Bright One.

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