Tegmine

Cancer · Cnc · ζ Cnc · HR 3208 · HIP 40167 · magnitude 4.67

A Latin word in the ablative case meaning "covering" or "shell", used in a Renaissance discussion of the constellation Cancer. The word was subsequently applied as a star name to ζ Cnc.

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Astronomy

Official IAU information

Designation

HR 3208

HIP

40167

Bayer ID

ζ Cnc

Visual magnitude

4.67

Right ascension (J2000)

123.053°

Declination (J2000)

17.6478°

IAU adoption

2016/09/12

Name origin

A Latin word in the ablative case meaning "covering" or "shell", used in a Renaissance discussion of the constellation Cancer. The word was subsequently applied as a star name to ζ Cnc.

Additional information

The name should be "Tegmen", in the nominative case.

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