Tegmine

Cancer · ζ Cnc · HR 3208

HIP40167
Visual magnitude4.67
Right ascension (J2000)123.053°
Declination (J2000)17.6478°
WDS J08122+1739
IAU adoption2016/09/12

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.

Alternative names

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