Named star

Albaldah

HIP
94141
Designation
41 Pi Sgr
Bayer designation
π Sgr
Visual magnitude
2.88
Constellation
Archer
Name approved by the IAU
2017-09-05

The IAU catalogue's account

The name of the 21st Arabic lunar station, البلدة, Al-Baldah (The empty area), designates a starless region between ζ Sgr and α Cap; the star π Sgr is at its northern edge and was wrongly attributed with this name by Allen (1899, 359).

Source language
Arabic
Reference
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Source: IAU Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN), Working Group on Star Names. The account is the IAU's own text and is quoted in full: it is published under CC BY.

This star is not part of any chain in the strict sub-corpus.

Other named stars of this constellation: