Misam

Perseus · Per · κ Per · HR 941 · HIP 14668

the Arabic term مِعْصَم miʽṣam, The Wrist, was originally a name of χ Per (Almagest: "the right hand" of the Hero) and considered the Wrist of Thurayya (the Pleiades) for the Arabs.

Astronomy

Official IAU information

Designation

HR 941

HIP

14668

Bayer ID

κ Per

IAU adoption

2017/09/05

Name origin

the Arabic term مِعْصَم miʽṣam, The Wrist, was originally a name of χ Per (Almagest: "the right hand" of the Hero) and considered the Wrist of Thurayya (the Pleiades) for the Arabs.