Acrab

Scorpius · β1 Sco · HR 5984

HIP78820
IAU adoption2016/08/21

Name origin

Arabic name al-'Aqrab for the constellation Scorpius ("the scorpion") (e.g. Al Sufi). Application of the transliteration "Acrab" specifically to the pair Beta1 and Beta2 Sco was made by Piazzi (1814) in the Palermo Catalog, and its use spread through the 19th century.

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