Star in Sagittarius

Albaldah

π Sgr HR 7264 HIP 94141

The name of the 21st Arabic lunar station, البلدة, Al-Baldah (The empty area), designates a starless region between ζ Sgr and α Cap; the star π Sgr is at its northern edge and was wrongly attributed with this name by Al…

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Astronomy

Official IAU information

Designation

HR 7264

HIP

94141

Bayer ID

π Sgr

IAU adoption

2017/09/05

Name origin

The name of the 21st Arabic lunar station, البلدة, Al-Baldah (The empty area), designates a starless region between ζ Sgr and α Cap; the star π Sgr is at its northern edge and was wrongly attributed with this name by Allen (1899, 359).

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