Star in Columba

Phact

α Col HR 1956 HIP 26634 magnitude 2.65

Applied in recent times from the Arabic word fakhita, "ring dove," used in connection with the constellation Cygnus in a Renaissance discussion of Arabic bird names.

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Astronomy

Official IAU information

Designation

HR 1956

HIP

26634

Bayer ID

α Col

Visual magnitude

2.65

Right ascension (J2000)

84.9123°

Declination (J2000)

-34.0741°

IAU adoption

2016/07/20

Name origin

Applied in recent times from the Arabic word fakhita, "ring dove," used in connection with the constellation Cygnus in a Renaissance discussion of Arabic bird names.