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Aludra

η CMa HR 2827 HIP 35904 magnitude 2,45

Applied in recent times from the alternative Arabic asterism name al-(udhra, "the Virginity", and (udhrat aljauza), "the Virginity [?] of al-jauza)", for ε, δ, η and ο2 CMa. The name (udhrat al-jauza), by tying it with…

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Astronomia

Informação oficial da IAU

Designação

HR 2827

HIP

35904

ID de Bayer

η CMa

Magnitude visual

2,45

Ascensão reta (J2000)

111,024°

Declinação (J2000)

-29,3031°

Adoção pela IAU

2016/07/20

Origem do nome

Applied in recent times from the alternative Arabic asterism name al-(udhra, "the Virginity", and (udhrat aljauza), "the Virginity [?] of al-jauza)", for ε, δ, η and ο2 CMa. The name (udhrat al-jauza), by tying it with the nearly Arabic asterism al-jauza) (today's Orion), may have been an attempt to apply significance to the enigmatic and perhaps older name al-(udhra.