Estrela em Virgo

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β Vir HR 4540 HIP 57757

From a contraction of the ind-A name zawiyat al-'awwa', "the Angle of al-'awwa'," for γ Vir. Wrongly transferred to β Vir in recent times. The stars β, η, γ, and ε Vir marked the ind-A lunar mansion al-'awwa' (with γ i…

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Astronomia

Informação oficial da IAU

Designação

HR 4540

HIP

57757

ID de Bayer

β Vir

Adoção pela IAU

2016/08/21

Origem do nome

From a contraction of the ind-A name zawiyat al-'awwa', "the Angle of al-'awwa'," for γ Vir. Wrongly transferred to β Vir in recent times. The stars β, η, γ, and ε Vir marked the ind-A lunar mansion al-'awwa' (with γ in its "angle"), but the meaning of al-'awwa' is unknown.

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