Alzirr

Gemini · ξ Gem · HR 2484

HIP32362
Visual magnitude3.35
Right ascension (J2000)101.322°
Declination (J2000)12.8956°
WDS J-
IAU adoption2017/06/30

Name origin

Arabic الزِرّ , al-zirr, "the button". Allen (1899) attributes the name to Al Birūnī and it certainly does not have Greek roots as it is located at the foot of the eastern Twin.

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