Alsafi

Draco · Dra · σ Dra · HR 7462 · HIP 96100 · magnitude 4.67

Alsafi is corrupted from Athāfi, erroneously transcribed from the Arabic plural Athāfiyy, by which the nomads designated the tripods of their open-air kitchens; one of these being imagined in σ, τ and υ [Dra].

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Astronomy

Official IAU information

Designation

HR 7462

HIP

96100

Bayer ID

σ Dra

Visual magnitude

4.67

Right ascension (J2000)

293.09°

Declination (J2000)

69.6612°

IAU adoption

2017/06/30

Name origin

Alsafi is corrupted from Athāfi, erroneously transcribed from the Arabic plural Athāfiyy, by which the nomads designated the tripods of their open-air kitchens; one of these being imagined in σ, τ and υ [Dra].