Elgafar
- HIP
- 70755
- Designation
- 105 Phi Vir
- Bayer designation
- ϕ Vir
- Visual magnitude
- 4.81
- Constellation
- Maiden
- Name approved by the IAU
- 2018-06-01
The IAU catalogue's account
This name is a rare transliteration of Arabic الغفر al-ghafr (or "El-ġafr"), The Cover. This transliteration was used by Ideler (1809) but is uncommon today except in the Arabic Maghreb (northwest Africa). It is the name of the 15th lunar station (5 Oct).
- 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.
- Стрелец → Весы → ДеваБогочеловек → Нарушенный порядок → Дева Израиля
H1
Other named stars of this constellation: