Dubhe

Ursa Major · UMa · α UMa · HR 4301 · HIP 54061

Applied in medieval times from the sci-A constellation name al-dubb, "the Bear," for Ursa Major. The spelling in the oldest sources was edubh (corresponding to the Arabic noun with the article al prefixed as e). Afterw…

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Astronomy

Official IAU information

Designation

HR 4301

HIP

54061

Bayer ID

α UMa

IAU adoption

2016/06/30

Name origin

Applied in medieval times from the sci-A constellation name al-dubb, "the Bear," for Ursa Major. The spelling in the oldest sources was edubh (corresponding to the Arabic noun with the article al prefixed as e). Afterwards, by corruption, the initial e was transferred to the end of the word: dubhe.

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