Star in Ursa Major

Alkaphrah

κ UMa HR 3594 HIP 44471

corrupted spelling of Arabic القفزة al-qafzah "the leap" of the Indigenous Arabic group of gazelle asterisms preserved in Ibn Qutaybah.

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Astronomy

Official IAU information

Designation

HR 3594

HIP

44471

Bayer ID

κ UMa

IAU adoption

2017/09/05

Name origin

corrupted spelling of Arabic القفزة al-qafzah "the leap" of the Indigenous Arabic group of gazelle asterisms preserved in Ibn Qutaybah.