Name and Etymology
- The star has the traditional name Torcularis septentrionalis
- In Chinese, 右更 (Yòu Gèng), meaning Official in Charge of the Pasturing, refers to an asterism consisting of refers to an asterism consisting of ο Piscium, η Piscium, ρ Piscium, π Piscium and 104 Piscium. Consequently, ο Piscium itself is known as 右更四 (Yòu Gèng sì, English: the Fourth Star of Official in Charge of the Pasturing.)
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