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Named star

Okab

HIP
93747
Designation
17 Zet Aql
Bayer designation
ζ Aql
Visual magnitude
2.99
Constellation
Eagle
Name approved by the IAU
2018-06-01
Origin of the name

The IAU catalogue's account

Zeta and Epsilon Aquilae together bore the traditional name Deneb el Okab, from an Arabic term ذنب العقاب Dhanab al-ʽuqāb "the tail of the eagle".

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.

Geometric chains

Corpus chains passing through this star. Deviation is the cross-track angular distance of the third star from the great-circle plane.

  • Жертвенник → Змея → ОрёлСовершенная жертва Христа → Связанный змей → Низвергнутый как молнияWith: Cervantes, Alya B · Deviation 0,000656921°
  • Эридан → Орёл → ВолопасОгненная река Божьего суда → Низвергнутый как молния → Пастух и Страж Божьего СтадаWith: Beemim, Seginus · Deviation 0,000692941°
Constellation

Eagle

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