Name and Etymology
- The name Ras Alhague is from the Arabic رأس الحواء (raʾs al-ḥawwἄ), meaning "the Head of the Serpent collector".
- The Chinese name 候 (Mandarin: Hòu) meaning Astrologer, because this star is marking itself and stand alone in Astrologer asterism, Heavenly Market enclosure (see : Chinese constellation). 候 (Hòu) westernized into How in R.H. Allen's work, meaning "the Duke".
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