InChinese,帛度 (Bó Dù), meaningTextile Ruler, refers to an asterism consisting of 102 Herculis and95 Herculis.[13] Consequently, 102 Herculis itself is known as帛度二 (Bó Dù èr, English:the Second Star of Textile Ruler.)
This star, together with93 Herculis,95 Herculis, and109 Herculis, formed the now obsolete constellation ofCerberus, which was sometimes combined withRamus, the apple branch.[14] TheIAU Working Group on Star Names approved the name Ramus for 102 Herculis on 17 June 2025 and it is now so entered in the IAU Catalog of Star Names.[11] The WGSN avoided using the name Cerberus since it was already in use for the asteroid1865 Cerberus.[15]
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