Star in Aquila

Tarazed

γ Aql HR 7525 HIP 97278 magnitude 2.72

Applied in recent times (with a misreading) from abbreviating the Persian asterism name shanin-i tarazu, "the Scale Beam", for α, β and γ Aql. The Persian name, in turn, was a medieval translation of these stars' Arabic…

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Astronomy

Official IAU information

Designation

HR 7525

HIP

97278

Bayer ID

γ Aql

Visual magnitude

2.72

Right ascension (J2000)

296.565°

Declination (J2000)

10.6133°

IAU adoption

2016/08/21

Name origin

Applied in recent times (with a misreading) from abbreviating the Persian asterism name shanin-i tarazu, "the Scale Beam", for α, β and γ Aql. The Persian name, in turn, was a medieval translation of these stars' Arabic name al-mizan, "the Balance".

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