emamajek on 06-Apr-2016 04:44:25 GMT about * eta Psc
Eta Psc (HR 437) is known by the common proper name "Alpherg" (or variants) in astronomical literature.
(1) P. Moore (1990) "The Amateur Astronomer" (12th edition, Springer) ["Alpherg"].
(2) P. Moore (1994) "Philip's Atlas of the Universe" ["Alpherg"].
(3) H.J.P. Arnold, P. Doherty, P. Moore (1999) "The Photographic Atlas of the Stars" (CRC Press) ["Alpherg"].
(4) N.D. Kostjuk (2002) "HD-DM-GC-HR-HIP-Bayer-Flamsteed Cross Index" http://cdsarc.u-strasbg.fr/viz-bin/Cat?IV/27A ["Al'farg"].
(5) D.J. Darling (2004) "The Universal Book of Astronomy: From the Andromeda Galaxy to the Zone of Avoidance" ["Alpherg"].
(6) P. Moore (2006) "The Observer's Year: 366 Nights in the Universe" (Springer Science & Business Media) ["Alpherg"].
(7) E. Anderson E. & C. Francis (2012) "XHIP: An Extended Hipparcos Compilation" ["Al'farg"].
The name may have its origin from "Al Phergh Al Mukdim" - from Al Tizini's tables (Hyde's 1665 translation; see also F. Rolleston's 1862 "Mazzaroth")? The alias "Kullat Nunu" - a Babylonian name that appears in Allen's (1899, 1963) "Star Names: Their Lore and Meaning" - also appears rarely, but not as commonly as "Alpherg".
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