Dabih

Capricornus · β1 Cap · HR 7776

HIP100345
Visual magnitude3.05
Right ascension (J2000)305.253°
Declination (J2000)-14.7814°
WDS J20210-1447
IAU adoption2016/08/21

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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