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Alshain

β Aql HR 7602 HIP 98036 magnitude 3,71

Applied in recent times (with a misreading in the second word) from abbreviating the Persian asterism name shahin-i tarazu, "the Scale Beam," for α, β and γ Aql. The Persian name, in turn, was a medieval translation of…

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Astronomia

Informação oficial da IAU

Designação

HR 7602

HIP

98036

ID de Bayer

β Aql

Magnitude visual

3,71

Ascensão reta (J2000)

298,828°

Declinação (J2000)

6,40676°

Adoção pela IAU

2016/08/21

Origem do nome

Applied in recent times (with a misreading in the second word) from abbreviating the Persian asterism name shahin-i tarazu, "the Scale Beam," for α, β and γ Aql. The Persian name, in turn, was a medieval translation of these stars' ind-A name al-mizan, "the Balance" (said to be a popular name for the ind-Arabs' al-nasr al-ti'ir listed under α Aql).