Sadalmelik

Aquarius · α Aqr · HR 8414

HIP109074
Visual magnitude2.95
Right ascension (J2000)331.446°
Declination (J2000)-0.319849°
WDS J22058-0019
IAU adoption2016/08/21

Name origin

Applied in recent times from the Arabic name sa(d al-malik, for α and ο Aqr. A possible meaning for the name is "the Lucky (Stars) of the King", but the exact historical connections are unknown.

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