Zhang
- HIP
- 48356
- Designation
- 39 Ups-1 Hya
- Bayer designation
- υ1 Hya
- Visual magnitude
- 4.11
- Constellation
- Water Snake
- Name approved by the IAU
- 2017-06-30
The IAU catalogue's account
determinitive star of lunar mansion Zhang (The Stomach [of the Red Fire Bird] or a Bow or Bird Catcher, an Extended Net, Spread or "to open") whose naming constellation constists of 6 stars according to sources back to the 3rd millennium BCE
- Source language
- Chinese
- Reference
- Lunar Mansion
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: