Brachium: Difference between revisions
From All Skies Encyclopaedia
(Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Brachium}} Brachium is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Graeco-Latin. It is the name of HIP73714 (σ Lib, HR 5603) in constellation Lib. ==Etymology and History== For Bayer (1603), this star is γ Scorpii with no proper name but in the register for the Scorpius-star chart, he lists "Virgilius brachium" among other (Greek and Arabic) designations for this star. All...") Tag: Disambiguation links |
IanRidpath (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
||
| (One intermediate revision by one other user not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{DISPLAYTITLE:Brachium}} |
{{DISPLAYTITLE:Brachium}} |
||
Brachium is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Graeco-Latin. It is the name of |
Brachium is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Graeco-Latin. It is the name of HIP 73714 (σ Lib, HR 5603) in constellation Lib. |
||
==Etymology and History== |
==Etymology and History== |
||
For Bayer (1603), this star is γ Scorpii with no proper name but in the register for the Scorpius |
For Bayer (1603), this star is γ Scorpii with no proper name, but in the register for the Scorpius star chart he lists "Virgilius brachium" among other (Greek and Arabic) designations for this star. Allen (1899, 368/9) writes that the poet Virgil had not meant it as a star name but only as a marker for the "claws", so it was never meant as a proper name. |
||
==Mythology== |
==Mythology== |
||
| Line 18: | Line 18: | ||
* Allen (1899), Bayer (1603) |
* Allen (1899), Bayer (1603) |
||
[[Category:Asterism]][[Category:Star Name]][[Category:IAU-Star Name]] [[Category:Lib]] [[Category: |
[[Category:Asterism]][[Category:Star Name]][[Category:IAU-Star Name]] [[Category:Lib]] [[Category:Latin]][[Category:Ancient Greek]] |
||
Latest revision as of 11:55, 18 June 2025
Brachium is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Graeco-Latin. It is the name of HIP 73714 (σ Lib, HR 5603) in constellation Lib.
Etymology and History
For Bayer (1603), this star is γ Scorpii with no proper name, but in the register for the Scorpius star chart he lists "Virgilius brachium" among other (Greek and Arabic) designations for this star. Allen (1899, 368/9) writes that the poet Virgil had not meant it as a star name but only as a marker for the "claws", so it was never meant as a proper name.
Mythology
IAU Working Group on Star Names
The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN on 2017/09/05.
Weblinks
- Website of the IAU WGSN: https://exopla.net/
Reference
- References (general)
- Allen (1899), Bayer (1603)
