Name
In Chinese astronomy, the star is known as 天市左垣 (Tiān Shì Zuǒ Yuán), meaning 'Left Wall of Heavenly Market Enclosure'; the name refers to an asterism that represents eleven old states in China. The leftmost borderline of the enclosure consists of η Serpentis, δ Herculis, λ Herculis, μ Herculis, ο Herculis, 112 Herculis, η Ophiuchi, ζ Aquilae, θ1 Serpentis, ν Ophiuchi and ξ Serpentis. Consequently, η Serpentis itself is known as 天市左垣八 (Tiān Shì Zuǒ Yuán bā, the Eighth Star of Left Wall of Heavenly Market Enclosure, representing the region of Donghai (東海, lit. meaning 'eastern sea'), possibly a reference to the East China Sea.
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