The traditional name Rasalhague, derives from the Arabic رأس الحواء (Ra'is Al-Hawwā'), which means 'the head of the serpent collector'.
Rasalhague is a binary white star of spectral type A5 III, with a surface temperature of 8000 K. Its companion orbits at a distance of 7 AU with a period of 8.6 years.The orbital parameters were poorly known before the year 2011. It has a very high rotation speed (240 km/s), close to the consistency limit (89%).
It is located in the longitude 262.1º (22º 7' Sagittarius; triundecile 98º11', 0º18' orb), and latitude 35.8º ( 5º50' Taurus; (tri)semiquincile@36º, 0º10' orb; decile 36º [=biquintile 144º > 0º Libra], 0º10' orb).
And in the right ascension 263.5º (23º27' 9th House; quincile 96º, 0º33' orb) and declination 12.6º (12º35' 1st House).
Rasalhague is a star that reminds the quality of the planets Saturn and Pluto. The image of the man's head holding a struggling, rebellious animal relates this star with an amazing ability to cope and re-establish physiological and neurological imbalances (for example, when giving up smoking).
Bradley Cooper, actor of the movie "Limitless" (2011) and "Silver Linings Playbook" (2012), has Rasalhague in Sagittarius (12th Moon-Node House) in sextile with the Moon in Libra (2nd Moon-Node House), which is in square with Mercury in Capricorn (11th Moon-Node House). Rasalhague is also in golden aspect AD1@137º30' with the 2nd Crossing Point of Age Progressions (Signs Horoscope / Moon-Node Horoscope) in Leo (5th Moon-Node House).
Chris Pratt, actor of the movie "Passengers" (2016), has Rasalhague in Sagittarius (9th Moon-Node House) in the second Crossing Point of Age Progressions (Signs Horoscope), which is in conjunction with Neptune. Rasalhague is in trine with the Black Moon in leo (1st Moon-NodeHouse) and in quincunx with Mercury in Cancer (2nd Moon-Node House).
