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Iota Herculis (ι Her ι Herculis) is a fourth-magnitude star in the constellation Hercules. The luminary shares an etymological similarity with the star Rigel in the constellation of Orion as both stars refer to one of the feet of each mythological hero.In Chinese 天棓 (Tiān Bàng) meaning Celestial Flail refers to an asterism consisting of ι Herculis ξ Draconis ν Draconis β Draconis and γ Draconis.

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