Star in Capricornus

Dabih

β1 Cap HR 7776 HIP 100345 magnitude 3.05

Applied in recent times from the ind-A lunar mansion name sa'd aldhabih, for α and β Cap. Possible meanings for the name are "the Lucky (Stars) of the Slaughterer," or, "Sa'd, the Slaughtering One" (this last using Sa'd…

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Astronomy

Official IAU information

Designation

HR 7776

HIP

100345

Bayer ID

β1 Cap

Visual magnitude

3.05

Right ascension (J2000)

305.253°

Declination (J2000)

-14.7814°

IAU adoption

2016/08/21

Name origin

Applied in recent times from the ind-A lunar mansion name sa'd aldhabih, for α and β Cap. Possible meanings for the name are "the Lucky (Stars) of the Slaughterer," or, "Sa'd, the Slaughtering One" (this last using Sa'd as an unspecified proper name). However the exact historical connections are unknown.

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