Zibal

Eridanus · ζ Eri · HR 984

HIP15197
Visual magnitude4.8
Right ascension (J2000)48.9584°
Declination (J2000)-8.81973°
WDS J03158-0849
IAU adoption2016/09/12

Name origin

Applied in recent times from a misreading of the ind-A name al-ri'al, "the Young of the Ostriches," for the numerous dim stars running between α Eri and α PsA (or, according to another tradition, those within the triangle formed by α Phe/α PsA/β Cet).

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