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[[File:9 Ashlesha draw.png|thumb|The 9th Nakshatra, Ashlesha, as drawn in historical sources (WGSN 2025).]]
[[File:9 Ashlesha draw.png|thumb|The 9th Nakshatra, Ashlesha, as drawn in historical sources (WGSN 2025).]]
[[File:9 Ashlesha stellarium.gif|thumb|The 9th Nakshatra, Ashlesha, consists of five stars and is identified with the head of Hydra (WGSN 2025).]]
[[File:9 Ashlesha stellarium.gif|thumb|The 9th Nakshatra, Ashlesha, consists of five stars and is identified with the head of Hydra (WGSN 2025).]]
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Āśleṣā (आश्लेषा), "The Embrace", is the Sanskrit name for an asterism in [[Hydra]], the head of the Watersnake (δ, ε , η, ρ, and σ Hydrae). It is considered the ninth of the traditional Nakṣatras (lunar stations) in the Vedic culture that predates Hinduism but was taken over by it.
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Ashlesha is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Indian. It is the name of HIP 43109 (ε Hya, HR 3482) in constellation Hya.

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Ashlesha is also a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Indian. It is the name of HIP 43109 (ε Hya, HR 3482) in constellation Hya.


==Etymology and History==
==Etymology and History==
[[File:Tibet nakshatra 07.png|thumb|Tibet nakshatra 07]]
[[File:Tibet nakshatra 07.png|thumb|Tibet nakshatra 07]]

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Āśleṣā (आश्लेषा) is the Sanskrit name for an asterism in [[Hydra]], the head of the Watersnake (δ, ε , η, ρ, and σ Hydrae). It is considered the ninth of the traditional Nakṣatras (lunar stations) in the Vedic culture that predates Hinduism but was taken over by it.
'''Name Variants:'''

* Āshleshā,
* Ashlesha,
* Ahya,
* Phanibha,
* Sarpa

[[File:Naga ashlesha bali pooja.jpg|thumb|Naga ashlesha bali pooja]]
[[File:Naga ashlesha bali pooja.jpg|thumb|Naga ashlesha bali pooja]]


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Revision as of 15:02, 13 October 2025

The 9th Nakshatra, Ashlesha, as drawn in historical sources (WGSN 2025).
The 9th Nakshatra, Ashlesha, consists of five stars and is identified with the head of Hydra (WGSN 2025).

Āśleṣā (आश्लेषा), "The Embrace", is the Sanskrit name for an asterism in Hydra, the head of the Watersnake (δ, ε , η, ρ, and σ Hydrae). It is considered the ninth of the traditional Nakṣatras (lunar stations) in the Vedic culture that predates Hinduism but was taken over by it.

Ashlesha is also a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Indian. It is the name of HIP 43109 (ε Hya, HR 3482) in constellation Hya.

Etymology and History

Tibet nakshatra 07

Name Variants:

  • Āshleshā,
  • Ashlesha,
  • Ahya,
  • Phanibha,
  • Sarpa
Naga ashlesha bali pooja

Mythology

IAU Working Group on Star Names

The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN on 2018/06/01.

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Reference

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