Alsephina

Vela · δ Vel · HR 3485

HIP42913
IAU adoption2017/09/05

Name origin

The term is Arabic for "The Ship". It originates from the translation of Greek knowledge to Arabic when Argo Navis (The Ship Argo) was translated to Arabic and, thus, originally referred to the whole constellation rather than any specific star.

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