Algedi

Cepheus · α2 Cep · HR 7754

HIP100064
Visual magnitude3.58
Right ascension (J2000)304.514°
Declination (J2000)-12.5449°
WDS J20181-1233
IAU adoption2016/08/21

Name origin

Reapplied in recent times (from its older medieval spelling), from the scientific Arabic constellation name al-jady, "the Kid," for Capricornus.

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