Alkes

Crater · α Crt · HR 4287

HIP53740
Visual magnitude4.08
Right ascension (J2000)164.944°
Declination (J2000)-18.2988°
WDS J-
IAU adoption2016/09/12

Name origin

Applied with various spellings since medieval times, from the sci-A constellation name al-ka's, "the (Wine) Cup," for Crater.

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