Almaaz

Auriga · ε Aur · HR 1605

HIP23416
Visual magnitude3.03
Right ascension (J2000)75.4922°
Declination (J2000)43.8233°
WDS J05020+4349
IAU adoption2017/02/01

Name origin

The Arabic term المعز (al-maʽaz) can refer to the plural "goats" but has also been interpreted as a He-Goat (contrasting Capella, the She-Goat). Allen (1899, 90) cites Hyde's 1665 translation of Ulugh Beg with this term for a group of stars (asterism or sub-constellation) in Auriga.

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