Alcor
Ultimately from the ind-A name al-jaun, for ε UMa, which was transliterated and eventually corrupted in Latin to "Alcor." The name was wrongly transferred to 80 UMa in Renaissance times.
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Astronomy
Official IAU information
Designation
HR 5062
HIP
65477
Bayer ID
80 UMa
IAU adoption
2016/06/30
Name origin
Ultimately from the ind-A name al-jaun, for ε UMa, which was transliterated and eventually corrupted in Latin to "Alcor." The name was wrongly transferred to 80 UMa in Renaissance times.
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