Rigil Kentaurus

Rigil Kentaurus 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 71683 (α Cen, HR 5459) in constellation Cen.

Etymology and History

Applied in recent times from its sci-A name rijl qanturis, "the Centaur's Foot". Today the name is occasionally seen abbreviated as "Rigil Kent".

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.