Alnair

Grus · Gru · α Gru · HR 8425 · HIP 109268 · magnitude 1.73

Applied in recent times from an abbreviation of its late Arabic name al-nayyir min dhanab al-but, "the Bright One from the Fish's Tail" (where a l6th century Arabic astronomer had extended Ptolemy's Southern Fish [Pisci…

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Astronomy

Official IAU information

Designation

HR 8425

HIP

109268

Bayer ID

α Gru

Visual magnitude

1.73

Right ascension (J2000)

332.058°

Declination (J2000)

-46.961°

IAU adoption

2016/07/20

Name origin

Applied in recent times from an abbreviation of its late Arabic name al-nayyir min dhanab al-but, "the Bright One from the Fish's Tail" (where a l6th century Arabic astronomer had extended Ptolemy's Southern Fish [Piscis Austrinus] into what is today Grus). The form Al Na'ir was taken from a wrong transliteration (Al Na'ir) of the Arabic adjective al-nayyir, "the Bright One.

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