Eta Aquilae - Name

Name

Sometimes, this star is called by the name Bezek, derived the Hebrew word בׇּזׇק bazak, meaning "lightning".

In Chinese, 天桴 (Tiān Fú), meaning Celestial Drumstick, refers to an asterism consisting of η Aquilae, θ Aquilae, 62 Aquilae and 58 Aquilae. Consequently, η Aquilae itself is known as 天桴四 (Tiān Fú sì, English: the Fourth Star of Celestial Drumstrick.)

This star, along with δ Aql (Denebokab) and θ Aql (Tseen Foo) and, were Al Mizān (ألميزان), the Scale-beam. According to the catalogue of stars in the Technical Memorandum 33-507 - A Reduced Star Catalog Containing 537 Named Stars, Al Mizān were the title for three stars :δ Aql as Al Mizān I,η Aql as Al Mizān II and θ Aql as Al Mizān III.