Alsafi

Draco · σ Dra · HR 7462

HIP96100
Visual magnitude4.67
Right ascension (J2000)293.09°
Declination (J2000)69.6612°
WDS J19324+6940
IAU adoption2017/06/30

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].

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