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===Celestial Information=== | ===Celestial Information=== | ||
| − | *''Name, meaning and Constellation:'' Beta Cygni, Cygnus. | + | *''Name, meaning and Constellation:'' Beta Cygni, Cygnus. The name of the star was originally Minqār al-Dajājah, ''the hen's beak'' as in Arabic texts. |
| − | *''Other name(s) and meaning:'' Albireo | + | *''Other name(s) and meaning:'' Albireo (this name is the result of a few misunderstandings of the original Arabic form since Latin scholars thought that the name came from a kind of herb, and translated it into ab ireo (''from ireus''). Later this was treated as a misprint of an Arabic term and transcribed as al-bireo. |
| − | *''Distance from Sol:'' 391 | + | |
| + | *''Distance from Sol:'' 391 ly, 120 pc | ||
*''Type of System:'' Binary | *''Type of System:'' Binary | ||
*''Color:'' K3-Red Giant, B9.5-Blue Main Sequence | *''Color:'' K3-Red Giant, B9.5-Blue Main Sequence | ||
*''Right Ascension:'' 19h 30m 43.3s | *''Right Ascension:'' 19h 30m 43.3s | ||
| − | *''Declination:'' + | + | *''Declination:'' +27° 57' 35" |
===Important Events=== | ===Important Events=== | ||
Latest revision as of 02:37, 24 March 2016
Celestial Information
- Name, meaning and Constellation: Beta Cygni, Cygnus. The name of the star was originally Minqār al-Dajājah, the hen's beak as in Arabic texts.
- Other name(s) and meaning: Albireo (this name is the result of a few misunderstandings of the original Arabic form since Latin scholars thought that the name came from a kind of herb, and translated it into ab ireo (from ireus). Later this was treated as a misprint of an Arabic term and transcribed as al-bireo.
- Distance from Sol: 391 ly, 120 pc
- Type of System: Binary
- Color: K3-Red Giant, B9.5-Blue Main Sequence
- Right Ascension: 19h 30m 43.3s
- Declination: +27° 57' 35"
Important Events
- To be filled in later.
