Garnet Star

Cepheus · Cep · µ Cep · HR 8316 · HIP 107259

Piazzi (1803) named the star Garnet Sidus due to a description by W. Herschel (1773) as "deep garnet red"; the English name is well-established in recent literature and textbooks.

Astronomy

Official IAU information

Designation

HR 8316

HIP

107259

Bayer ID

µ Cep

IAU adoption

2024/09/19

Name origin

Piazzi (1803) named the star Garnet Sidus due to a description by W. Herschel (1773) as "deep garnet red"; the English name is well-established in recent literature and textbooks.