Named star

Deneb Algedi

HIP
107556
Designation
49 Del Cap
Bayer designation
δ Cap
Visual magnitude
2.85
Constellation
Capricornus
Name approved by the IAU
2017-02-01

The IAU catalogue's account

"Tail of the Goat" in Arabic

Source language
Arabic

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.

From Kunitzsch & Smart

Layer of tradition
Scientific Arabic
Ancient-layer signal
no simple cue found
Source form
dhanab al-jady
Pronounced
- al je' de
Literal meanings
the Kid’s Tail; tail
Periods of use
Medieval

Source: Kunitzsch & Smart, A Dictionary of Modern Star Names, 2nd ed. 2006, p. 25

Layer of tradition and ancient-layer signal are not the dictionary authors' judgement but a keyword reading of the entry's wording. “No simple cue found” means exactly that — the parser found none — not that the name is late.

The fields on this card were read off an OCR layer and are not checked against the printed page. The page number is given so the claim can be verified in your own copy.

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

Other named stars of this constellation: