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Alya

θ1 Ser HR 7141 HIP 92946

From the Arabic word alya, naming the fatty tail of a breed of Eastern sheep. In Renaissance times this word was erroneously proposed as the origin of Alioth, a Medieval Latin name for ε UMa. The erroneous "Alya" was a…

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Astronomia

Informação oficial da IAU

Designação

HR 7141

HIP

92946

ID de Bayer

θ1 Ser

Adoção pela IAU

2016/08/21

Origem do nome

From the Arabic word alya, naming the fatty tail of a breed of Eastern sheep. In Renaissance times this word was erroneously proposed as the origin of Alioth, a Medieval Latin name for ε UMa. The erroneous "Alya" was applied as a star name to θ Ser in recent times.