Sulafat

Sulafat 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 93194 (γ Lyr, HR 7178) in constellation Lyr.

Etymology and History

Applied in recent times from the sci-A constellation name al-sulabfat, "the Tortoise", for Lyra, corresponding to the Greek image of a tortoise shell for the Lyre's soundboard.

IAU Working Group on Star Names

The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN on 2016/08/21.

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.