Dabih

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Dabih is a bright multiple-star system in the constellation Capricornus, traditionally known by its Arabic-derived name meaning “the butcher.”

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Dabih A 0
Dabih B 0

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf multiple star system
star system
appearsIn modern constellation Capricornus
cataloguedIn Bright Star Catalogue NERFINISHED
Henry Draper Catalogue NERFINISHED
Hipparcos Catalogue NERFINISHED
hasAngularSeparationBetweenComponents tens of arcseconds (visual pair)
hasApparentMagnitudeV approximately 3.05
hasBayerDesignation β Capricorni NERFINISHED
hasColorIndexBminusV about +0.7
hasComponent Dabih A NERFINISHED
Dabih B NERFINISHED
hasConstellationAbbreviation Cap
hasCulturalSignificance traditional navigation star
hasDeclination −14° 47′ (approximate)
hasDesignation Beta Capricorni NERFINISHED
hasDistanceFromEarth about 120 parsecs
about 390 light-years
hasEquinoxReference J2000.0
hasFlamsteedDesignation 9 Capricorni NERFINISHED
hasGalacticPopulation thin disk star population
hasHenryDraperNumber HD 204075 NERFINISHED
HD 204075 A (for primary component) NERFINISHED
hasIAUNameStatus approved traditional name
hasMultiplicity multiple
hasParallax about 8 milliarcseconds
hasPrimaryComponent Dabih A NERFINISHED
hasProperMotion measurable in right ascension and declination
hasRadialVelocity receding from the Sun
hasRightAscension 20h 21m (approximate)
hasSecondaryComponent Dabih B NERFINISHED
hasSimbadIdentifier bet Cap NERFINISHED
hasSpectralType B8III
G8III
composite
hasTraditionalName Dabih NERFINISHED
hasVariableStatus not a well-established variable star
locatedInConstellation Capricornus NERFINISHED
memberOf Milky Way NERFINISHED
nameEtymologyLanguage Arabic
nameMeaning the butcher
recognizedBy International Astronomical Union NERFINISHED
visibleToNakedEye true

Referenced by (2)

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