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Latest revision as of 12:00, 18 June 2025
Adhafera 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 50335 (ζ Leo, HR 4031) in constellation Leo.
Etymology and History
From the sci-A name al-dafira, "the Lock of Hair", for the Coma Berenices star cluster. Wrongly applied to ζ Leo in recent times.
Mythology
IAU Working Group on Star Names
The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN on 2016/07/20.
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.
