Alshat
- HIP
- 100310
- Designation
- 8 Nu Cap
- Bayer designation
- ν Cap
- Visual magnitude
- 4.77
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Name approved by the IAU
- 2017-06-30
The IAU catalogue's account
The Arabic term سعد الذابح, Saʿd al-Dhābiḥ, The Lucky Asterism of the Slaughterer (22 lunar station), consists of the 3 stars: α1, β and ν Cap. As α and β already have proper names, the corrupted form "shat" (for sad) was used to name ν Cap.
- 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:
- Deneb Algedi2.85
- Dabih3.05
- Algedi3.58
- Nashira3.69