Alniyat

Scorpius · Sco · σ Sco · HR 6084 · HIP 80112

Applied in recent times from the ind-A name al-niyat, "the Arteries", for σ and τ Sco. α Sco, between the arteries, was the ind-A qalb al'aqrab, "the Scorpion's Heart" (all were part of the ind-A Scorpion).

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Astronomy

Official IAU information

Designation

HR 6084

HIP

80112

Bayer ID

σ Sco

IAU adoption

2017/02/01

Name origin

Applied in recent times from the ind-A name al-niyat, "the Arteries", for σ and τ Sco. α Sco, between the arteries, was the ind-A qalb al'aqrab, "the Scorpion's Heart" (all were part of the ind-A Scorpion).

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