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Tusizuo is a modern star name adopted to the IAU-Catalog of Star Names in 2025 to memorize the historical constellation Tú Sì (屠肆, "Butcher's Shop"). |
Tusizuo is a modern star name adopted to the IAU-Catalog of Star Names in 2025 to memorize the historical constellation [[Tusi|Tú Sì (屠肆]], "Butcher's Shop"). |
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==Etymology and History== |
==Etymology and History== |
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Latest revision as of 11:39, 17 June 2025
Tusizuo is a modern star name adopted to the IAU-Catalog of Star Names in 2025 to memorize the historical constellation Tú Sì (屠肆, "Butcher's Shop").
Etymology and History
The old constellation Tú Sì (屠肆, "Butcher's Shop") is a Chinese asterism consisting of two stars, established by the Wuxian (巫咸) school during the Han dynasty. Among these two stars, one is named "the left" and the other "the right one".
Mythology
IAU Working Group on Star Names
The constellation name was discussed and approved by the IAU WGSN in 2025. As "Tusi" could be confused with other celestial bodies named Tusi after two Persian astronomers (asteroid (10269) Tusi and asteroid (7058) Al-Tusi), WGSN chose to add a determinative here. The chosen star 95 Her is "the left one in Tusi", in Chinese "Tusizuo", so WGSN adopts this name.
