Aludra

Canis Major · CMa · η CMa · HR 2827 · HIP 35904 · magnitude 2.45

Applied in recent times from the alternative Arabic asterism name al-(udhra, "the Virginity", and (udhrat aljauza), "the Virginity [?] of al-jauza)", for ε, δ, η and ο2 CMa. The name (udhrat al-jauza), by tying it with …

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Astronomy

Official IAU information

Designation

HR 2827

HIP

35904

Bayer ID

η CMa

Visual magnitude

2.45

Right ascension (J2000)

111.024°

Declination (J2000)

-29.3031°

IAU adoption

2016/07/20

Name origin

Applied in recent times from the alternative Arabic asterism name al-(udhra, "the Virginity", and (udhrat aljauza), "the Virginity [?] of al-jauza)", for ε, δ, η and ο2 CMa. The name (udhrat al-jauza), by tying it with the nearly Arabic asterism al-jauza) (today's Orion), may have been an attempt to apply significance to the enigmatic and perhaps older name al-(udhra.

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