Alsephina
- HIP
- 42913
- Designation
- Del Vel
- Bayer designation
- δ Vel
- Visual magnitude
- 1.93
- Constellation
- Sails
- Name approved by the IAU
- 2017-09-05
The IAU catalogue's account
The term is Arabic for "The Ship". It originates from the translation of Greek knowledge to Arabic when Argo Navis (The Ship Argo) was translated to Arabic and, thus, originally referred to the whole constellation rather than any specific star.
- 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.
Corpus chains passing through this star. Deviation is the cross-track angular distance of the third star from the great-circle plane.
- Цефей → Стрелец → ПарусаВоцарившийся Христос — Царь и Пастырь → Богочеловек → Ведомые Духом
Other named stars of this constellation: