Cebalrai

Ophiuchus · Oph · β Oph · HR 6603 · HIP 86742

Applied in recent times from its ind-A name kalb al-ra'i, "the Shepherd's Dog" (in other traditions α Her and 28/29 Cep are given the same name). This dog, together with the shepherd (marked by α Oph), and the two lines…

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Astronomy

Official IAU information

Designation

HR 6603

HIP

86742

Bayer ID

β Oph

IAU adoption

2016/08/21

Name origin

Applied in recent times from its ind-A name kalb al-ra'i, "the Shepherd's Dog" (in other traditions α Her and 28/29 Cep are given the same name). This dog, together with the shepherd (marked by α Oph), and the two lines of stars enclosing the Pasture, and all the dim stellar sheep in that portion of the sky (al-ghanam or al-aghnam for the sheep), seem to form a complete group of ind-A figures.

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