Errai

Cepheus · γ Cep · HR 8974

HIP116727
Visual magnitude3.21
Right ascension (J2000)354.837°
Declination (J2000)77.6323°
WDS J23393+7738
IAU adoption2015/12/15

Name origin

Applied in recent times from its ind-A name al-ra'i, "the Shepherd". This shepherd, with the sheep he attended (al-aghnam, marked by the various dim stars nearby), and the shepherd's dog (kalb al-ra'i,marked by 28/29 [ρ] Cep), seem to form a complete group of ind-A figures.

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