Alshain

Aquila · Aql · β Aql · HR 7602 · HIP 98036 · magnitude 3.71

Applied in recent times (with a misreading in the second word) from abbreviating the Persian asterism name shahin-i tarazu, "the Scale Beam," for α, β and γ Aql. The Persian name, in turn, was a medieval translation of …

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Astronomy

Official IAU information

Designation

HR 7602

HIP

98036

Bayer ID

β Aql

Visual magnitude

3.71

Right ascension (J2000)

298.828°

Declination (J2000)

6.40676°

IAU adoption

2016/08/21

Name origin

Applied in recent times (with a misreading in the second word) from abbreviating the Persian asterism name shahin-i tarazu, "the Scale Beam," for α, β and γ Aql. The Persian name, in turn, was a medieval translation of these stars' ind-A name al-mizan, "the Balance" (said to be a popular name for the ind-Arabs' al-nasr al-ti'ir listed under α Aql).

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