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... is an Indian name, used by the Indian Vedic tradition. Most of these names are roughly 3000 years old. They pre-date Hinduism but were taken over by it. |
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Turagānga () is an Indian name that occurs in a 17th century star catalogue. Most likely, it refers to a body part of the ancient Greek constellation of [[Pegasus]]. |
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==Concordance, Etymology, History== |
==Concordance, Etymology, History== |
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Turgānga means a body part (anga, ) of the horse (turaga, ). |
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What does the term mean, does it always have the same meaning - was it changed over time. |
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===Spelling Variants=== |
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* Turagānga |
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* Turangaasa |
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===Origin of Constellation=== |
===Origin of Constellation=== |
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The name is listed in a 17th century star catalogue by Nityānanda in the work ''Siddhāntarāja'' (1639 CE). |
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The verse provides the coordinates with numbers coded as sārdhadvaya (two and a half) and gobhūmi (19) |
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Half of a degree added to two degrees 2|30 [is one of the coordinates of] the star Turagānga which shines with second order brightness along the north [latitude] as nineteen degrees 19|0. |
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It is grouped in to Mina (Pisces); the 12 zodical rasis are used as divisions of 30 degrees along the ecliptic and grouped by the same name. Longitude measures are provided from 0 to 30 within the rasi. Therefore, we need to add 330 to the coordinate so that dhruvaka (polar longitude, measured along the ecliptic) is 332|30. This is not corrected for precession. The vikṣepa (polar latitude measured along the hour circle) is 19|0 N. |
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Stellarium gives the value 350 degrees for the same epoch. The difference can be attributed to the precession correction. |
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For fixing the coordinates we use the nearest bright stars identified without ambiguity as shown in the chart - Ajapāda Alpha Pegasus and Ahirbudhnya Gamma Pegasus. |
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===Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation=== |
===Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation=== |
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==Religion/ Tales/ Mythology== |
==Religion/ Tales/ Mythology== |
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mnemonic tales and cultural significance |
mnemonic tales and cultural significance |
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==Weblinks== |
==Weblinks== |
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*{{NAMESPACE}} |
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==References== |
==References== |
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*[[References]] (general) |
*[[References]] (general) |
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[[Category:Indian]] [[Category:Asterism]] [[Category:Constellation]][[Category:Eurasia]][[Category:South Asian]] |
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Revision as of 11:05, 4 November 2025
Turagānga () is an Indian name that occurs in a 17th century star catalogue. Most likely, it refers to a body part of the ancient Greek constellation of Pegasus.
Concordance, Etymology, History
Turgānga means a body part (anga, ) of the horse (turaga, ).
Spelling Variants
- Turagānga
- Turangaasa
Origin of Constellation
The name is listed in a 17th century star catalogue by Nityānanda in the work Siddhāntarāja (1639 CE).
The verse provides the coordinates with numbers coded as sārdhadvaya (two and a half) and gobhūmi (19) Half of a degree added to two degrees 2|30 [is one of the coordinates of] the star Turagānga which shines with second order brightness along the north [latitude] as nineteen degrees 19|0.
It is grouped in to Mina (Pisces); the 12 zodical rasis are used as divisions of 30 degrees along the ecliptic and grouped by the same name. Longitude measures are provided from 0 to 30 within the rasi. Therefore, we need to add 330 to the coordinate so that dhruvaka (polar longitude, measured along the ecliptic) is 332|30. This is not corrected for precession. The vikṣepa (polar latitude measured along the hour circle) is 19|0 N.
Stellarium gives the value 350 degrees for the same epoch. The difference can be attributed to the precession correction.
For fixing the coordinates we use the nearest bright stars identified without ambiguity as shown in the chart - Ajapāda Alpha Pegasus and Ahirbudhnya Gamma Pegasus.
Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation
Religion/ Tales/ Mythology
mnemonic tales and cultural significance
Weblinks
References
- References (general)
