Gienah

Gienah is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Arabic. It is the name of HIP 59803 (γ Crv, HR 4662) in constellation Crv.

Etymology and History

A name transferred from γ Crv in recent times, where the Arabic word janab means "wing" (in the Almagest, both ε Cyg and γ Crv lie on the wings of their respective constellations)

IAU Working Group on Star Names

The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN on 2016/11/06.

Weblinks

• Website of the IAU WGSN: https://exopla.net/

Reference

• References (general)
• Kunitzsch, Paul; Smart, Tim (2006). A Dictionary of Modern star Names: A Short Guide to 254 Star Names and Their Derivations (2nd rev. ed.). Cambridge, Massachusetts: Sky Pub.