Alsafi
- HIP
- 96100
- Designation
- 61 Sig Dra
- Bayer designation
- σ Dra
- Visual magnitude
- 4.67
- Constellation
- Dragon
- Name approved by the IAU
- 2017-06-30
The IAU catalogue's account
Alsafi is corrupted from Athāfi, erroneously transcribed from the Arabic plural Athāfiyy, by which the nomads designated the tripods of their open-air kitchens; one of these being imagined in σ, τ and υ [Dra].
- Source language
- Arabic
- Reference
- Allen (1899, 212)
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.
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Other named stars of this constellation: