Star in Cetus

Kaffaljidhma

γ Cet HR 804 HIP 12706 magnitude 3.56

Arabic الكف الجذماء, al-kaf al-jaðmāʾ ('the cut-short hand') is given as a star name in Allen (1899) with reference to an Arabic name for the asterism of Cetus's Head.

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Astronomy

Official IAU information

Designation

HR 804

HIP

12706

Bayer ID

γ Cet

Visual magnitude

3.56

Right ascension (J2000)

40.8252°

Declination (J2000)

3.23582°

IAU adoption

2017/02/01

Name origin

Arabic الكف الجذماء, al-kaf al-jaðmāʾ ('the cut-short hand') is given as a star name in Allen (1899) with reference to an Arabic name for the asterism of Cetus's Head.

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