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==Naming and etymology==
With [[Pi1 Ursae Majoris|π<sup>1</sup>]], [[Sigma2Sigma1 Ursae Majoris|σ<sup>1</sup>]], [[Sigma1Sigma2 Ursae Majoris|σ<sup>2</sup>]], [[Rho Ursae Majoris|ρ]], [[2 Ursae Majoris|A]] and [[24 Ursae Majoris|d]], it composed the Arabic [[Asterism (astronomy)|asterism]] '''Al Ṭhibā᾽''', the Gazelle<ref name="allen1899"/>. According to the catalogue of stars in the ''Technical Memorandum 33-507 - A Reduced Star Catalog Containing 537 Named Stars'', ''Al Ṭhibā'' were the title for seven stars : [[2 Ursae Majoris|A]] as ''Althiba I'', [[Pi1 Ursae Majoris|π<sup>1</sup>]] as ''Althiba II'', this star (π<sup>2</sup>) as ''Althiba III'', [[Rho Ursae Majoris|ρ]] as ''Althiba IV'', [[Sigma2 Ursae Majoris|σ<sup>1</sup>]] as ''Althiba V'', [[Sigma1 Ursae Majoris|σ<sup>2</sup>]] as ''Althiba VI'', and [[24 Ursae Majoris|d]] as ''Althiba VII''<ref name=rhoads1971/>.
 
== See also ==