Aljanah

Cygnus · ε Cyg · HR 7949

HIP102488
Visual magnitude2.48
Right ascension (J2000)311.553°
Declination (J2000)33.9703°
WDS J20462+3358
IAU adoption2016/06/30

Name origin

The star used to be commonly named Gienah (cf. Kunitzsch and Smart 2006, Allen 1899) which derives from Arabic al-Janāḥ, The Wing, based on Almagest translations. WGSN adopted the original Arabic word instead of the corrupted one.

Alternative names

  • No alternative names yet.