Alkaphrah
- HIP
- 44471
- Designation
- 12 Kap UMa
- Bayer designation
- κ UMa
- Visual magnitude
- 3.57
- Constellation
- Great Bear
- Name approved by the IAU
- 2017-09-05
The IAU catalogue's account
corrupted spelling of Arabic القفزة al-qafzah "the leap" of the Indigenous Arabic group of gazelle asterisms preserved in Ibn Qutaybah.
- 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:
- Alioth1.76
- Dubhe1.81
- Alkaid1.85
- Mizar2.23
- Merak2.34
- Phecda2.41
- Tania Australis3.06
- Talitha3.12
- Megrez3.32
- Muscida3.35
- Tania Borealis3.45
- Alula Borealis3.49
- Taiyangshou3.69
- Alcor3.99
- Chalawan5.03
- Intercrus5.4
- Groombridge 18306.42