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Āpaṃvatsa is an Indian star name attested throughout the last millennium. The only indication of the position is Apavatsa is 5° to the north of [[Chitra]] ([[Spica]]) in [[Virgo]]. No information on magnitudes is preserved.<ref>B. S. Shylaja and Venketeswara Pai (2019). Āpa and Apāṃvatsa – enigmatic stars catalogued in Sūryasiddhānta, J. Astrophys. Astr. (2019) 40:48, Indian Academy of Sciences</ref>
Āpaṃvatsa is an Indian star name attested throughout the last millennium. The only indication of the position is Apamvatsa is 5° to the north of [[Chitra]] ([[Spica]]) in [[Virgo]]. No information on magnitudes is preserved.<ref>B. S. Shylaja and Venketeswara Pai (2019). Āpa and Apāṃvatsa – enigmatic stars catalogued in Sūryasiddhānta, J. Astrophys. Astr. (2019) 40:48, Indian Academy of Sciences</ref>


==Concordance, Etymology, History==
==Concordance, Etymology, History==
[[File:0048 apa and apavatsapaperVII Fig2.jpeg|thumb|The stars identified by Shylaja and Pai (2019), their Table 2, are marked with red circles on the map of Virgo. The two arrows correspond to Apamvatsa and Apa. The original chart by IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine (Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg) is from Creative Commons.]]
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=== Origin of Name ===
=== Origin of Name ===
The text Sūryasiddhānta is considered as an authority from the 8th to the 19th century CE, but the author(s) remain unknown. Its date is estimated to the 4th or 5th century. It contains a chapter with lists of coordinates and names of stars, which allows for identifications.
The text Sūryasiddhānta is considered as an authority from the 8th to the 19th century CE, but the author(s) remain unknown. Its date is estimated to the 4th or 5th century. It contains a chapter with lists of coordinates and names of stars, which allows for identifications.
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!Author
!Date (CE)
!Source/ Reference
! colspan="2" |Coordinates
|-
!
!
!
!Dh
!Vi
|-
|Aryabhaṭa
|5th century
|
|
|
|-
|Lalla
|5th– 9th century
|Śiṣyadhīvṛddhidatantra of Lalla, ed. and tr. by Bina Chatterjee, vol II, INSA, New Delhi, 1981.
|
|
|-
|Vaṭeśvara
|10th century
|Vaṭeśvarasiddhānta of Vaṭeśvara, critically edited with English translation and commentary, by Shukla K. S., INSA, New Delhi, 1985.
|
|
|-
|Śrīpati
|12th century
|Siddhāntaśekhara, ed. and tr. by Sripada Bhat (INSA Report, unpublished)
|
|
|-
|Sūryasiddhānta
|?
|Wilkinson and Bapudeva Sastri, 1861, online digital versions Google books
| colspan="2" |5° North of Citrā
|-
|Parameśvara
|13th century
|Commentary on SS
|
|
|-
|Padmanābha Manuscript B number 45892
|1423
|Yantrarāja-Adhikāra Chapter 1, Yantrakiraṇāvali, Ohashi Y., IJHS, 32.3 (1997) 199–295.
|<nowiki>185|9</nowiki>
|<nowiki>2|53</nowiki>
|-
|Padmanābha Manuscript A 45888
|1576 (or earlier)
|Yantrarāja-Adhikāra Chapter 1, Yantrakiraṇāvali, Ohashi Y., IJHS, 32.3 (1997) 199–295.
|<nowiki>185|9</nowiki>
|<nowiki>2|53</nowiki>
|-
|Ganeśa Daivajña
|
|Grahalāghava, ed. and tr. by Balachandra Rao S. and Uma S. K., 2008.
|183
|3
|-
|Munīśvara,
|1646
|Siddhāntasārvabhauma of Munīśvara, edited by Pt. Mīthālāla Ojhā, Saṃpurṇānand Sanskrit Vishvavidyalaya, Varanasi, 1978.
| colspan="2" |5° North of Citrā
|-
|Ketkar
|1855
|Ketakīya Grahagaṇitam
|
|
|-
|Candraśekhara Sāmanta
|1864
|Siddhāntadarpaṇa.
| colspan="2" |5° North of Citrā
|}


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Revision as of 16:14, 30 September 2025


Āpaṃvatsa is an Indian star name attested throughout the last millennium. The only indication of the position is Apamvatsa is 5° to the north of Chitra (Spica) in Virgo. No information on magnitudes is preserved.[1]

Concordance, Etymology, History

The stars identified by Shylaja and Pai (2019), their Table 2, are marked with red circles on the map of Virgo. The two arrows correspond to Apamvatsa and Apa. The original chart by IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine (Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg) is from Creative Commons.

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Origin of Name

The text Sūryasiddhānta is considered as an authority from the 8th to the 19th century CE, but the author(s) remain unknown. Its date is estimated to the 4th or 5th century. It contains a chapter with lists of coordinates and names of stars, which allows for identifications.

Author Date (CE) Source/ Reference Coordinates
Dh Vi
Aryabhaṭa 5th century
Lalla 5th– 9th century Śiṣyadhīvṛddhidatantra of Lalla, ed. and tr. by Bina Chatterjee, vol II, INSA, New Delhi, 1981.
Vaṭeśvara 10th century Vaṭeśvarasiddhānta of Vaṭeśvara, critically edited with English translation and commentary, by Shukla K. S., INSA, New Delhi, 1985.
Śrīpati 12th century Siddhāntaśekhara, ed. and tr. by Sripada Bhat (INSA Report, unpublished)
Sūryasiddhānta ? Wilkinson and Bapudeva Sastri, 1861, online digital versions Google books 5° North of Citrā
Parameśvara 13th century Commentary on SS
Padmanābha Manuscript B number 45892 1423 Yantrarāja-Adhikāra Chapter 1, Yantrakiraṇāvali, Ohashi Y., IJHS, 32.3 (1997) 199–295. 185|9 2|53
Padmanābha Manuscript A 45888 1576 (or earlier) Yantrarāja-Adhikāra Chapter 1, Yantrakiraṇāvali, Ohashi Y., IJHS, 32.3 (1997) 199–295. 185|9 2|53
Ganeśa Daivajña Grahalāghava, ed. and tr. by Balachandra Rao S. and Uma S. K., 2008. 183 3
Munīśvara, 1646 Siddhāntasārvabhauma of Munīśvara, edited by Pt. Mīthālāla Ojhā, Saṃpurṇānand Sanskrit Vishvavidyalaya, Varanasi, 1978. 5° North of Citrā
Ketkar 1855 Ketakīya Grahagaṇitam
Candraśekhara Sāmanta 1864 Siddhāntadarpaṇa. 5° North of Citrā

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References

  1. ↑ B. S. Shylaja and Venketeswara Pai (2019). Āpa and Apāṃvatsa – enigmatic stars catalogued in Sūryasiddhānta, J. Astrophys. Astr. (2019) 40:48, Indian Academy of Sciences
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