Tureis

Puppis · ρ Pup · HR 3185

HIP39757
IAU adoption2016/09/12

Name origin

From the Arabic word al-turais, "the Little Shield," used in the Arabic Almagest in describing several stars (ρ Pup not among them) in the constellation Argo. Wrongly applied as a star name to ρ Pup in recent times.

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