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Equuleus · Equ · α Equ · HR 8131 · HIP 104987 · magnitude 3.92

Applied in recent times from the sci-A constellation name qit'at al-faras, "the Section of the Horse," for Equuleus. Ptolemy had Ἵππου Προτομή, "the First Half of the Horse," for the constellation, because it shows only…

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Astronomy

Official IAU information

Designation

HR 8131

HIP

104987

Bayer ID

α Equ

Visual magnitude

3.92

Right ascension (J2000)

318.956°

Declination (J2000)

5.24787°

IAU adoption

2016/08/21

Name origin

Applied in recent times from the sci-A constellation name qit'at al-faras, "the Section of the Horse," for Equuleus. Ptolemy had Ἵππου Προτομή, "the First Half of the Horse," for the constellation, because it shows only half the figure (as with the constellations Taurus, Pegasus, and the Greek ship Argo).