Misam
- HIP
- 14668
- Designation
- 27 Kap Per
- Bayer designation
- κ Per
- Visual magnitude
- 3.79
- Constellation
- Perseus
- Name approved by the IAU
- 2017-09-05
The IAU catalogue's account
the Arabic term مِعْصَم miʽṣam, The Wrist, was originally a name of χ Per (Almagest: "the right hand" of the Hero) and considered the Wrist of Thurayya (the Pleiades) for the Arabs.
- 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.
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Other named stars of this constellation: