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Ain is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Arabic. It is the name of |
Ain is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Arabic. It is the name of HIP 20889 (ε Tau, HR 1409) in constellation Tau. |
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==Etymology and History== |
==Etymology and History== |
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Kunitzsch and Smart (2006)<ref>Kunitzsch, Paul; Smart, Tim (2006). A Dictionary of Modern star Names: A Short Guide to 254 Star Names and Their Derivations (2nd rev. ed.). Cambridge, Massachusetts: Sky Pub.</ref> think, the name is an abbreviation of the scholarly Arabic in mediaeval times, name ''ain al-thaur'', "the Bull's Eye", for α Tau which was applied to ε Tau in recent times. However, Ptolemy had α Tau the southern eye, and ε Tau on the northern eye. |
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=== Ptolemy's Almagest (~135 CE) === |
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!Ταύρου ἀστερισμός |
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!Constellation of [[Taurus]] |
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|The stars in the face, called 'the Hyades': the bright star ofthe Hyades, the reddishone on the southern eye |
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|ὁ λοιπὸς καὶ ἐπὶ τοῦ βορεύου ὀφθαλμοῦ |
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|The stars in the face, called 'the Hyades': the remaining one, on the nordlern eye |
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|ε Tau |
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==== Arabic translation ==== |
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|النجوم في الوجه، تسمى ”الهياديس“: النجم الساطع من الهياديس، النجم المحمر في العين الجنوبية |
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|α Tau |
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|النجوم في الوجه، تسمى ”الهياديس“: النجمة المتبقية، على العين الشمالية |
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|ε Tau |
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The fact of [[Taurus]], the Bull, consists of two eyes, nostrils and other stars in the Hyadres star cluster. So, the name "Eye" can be a direct translation from Ancient Greek to Arabic. |
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==Mythology== |
==Mythology== |
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==IAU Working Group on Star Names== |
==IAU Working Group on Star Names== |
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The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN on 2015/12/15. |
The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN on 2015/12/15. The star is a yellow giant with a confirmed exoplanet which was named simultaneously with the star (Amateru). <gallery> |
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File:Ain profileCard SadeghFaghanpour-IAU-WGSN.jpg|Ain - profile card (CC BY Sadegh Faghanpour for IAU-WGSN). |
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File:Ain stickfigure SadeghFaghanpour-IAU-WGSN.jpg|Ain - stickfigure (CC BY Sadegh Faghanpour for IAU-WGSN). |
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File:Amateru profileCard SadeghFaghanpour-IAU-WGSN.jpg|Ain's planet Amateru - profile card (CC BY Sadegh Faghanpour for IAU-WGSN). |
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==Weblinks== |
==Weblinks== |
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Latest revision as of 19:43, 5 November 2025
Ain is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Arabic. It is the name of HIP 20889 (ε Tau, HR 1409) in constellation Tau.
Etymology and History
Kunitzsch and Smart (2006)[1] think, the name is an abbreviation of the scholarly Arabic in mediaeval times, name ain al-thaur, "the Bull's Eye", for α Tau which was applied to ε Tau in recent times. However, Ptolemy had α Tau the southern eye, and ε Tau on the northern eye.
Ptolemy's Almagest (~135 CE)
| id | Greek
(Heiberg 1898) |
English
(Toomer 1984) |
ident. |
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| Ταύρου ἀστερισμός | Constellation of Taurus | ||
| 14 | ὁ λαμπρὸς τῶν Ῥάδων ἐπὶ τοῦ νοτίου ὀφθαλμοῦ ὑπόκιρρος | The stars in the face, called 'the Hyades': the bright star ofthe Hyades, the reddishone on the southern eye | α Tau |
| 15 | ὁ λοιπὸς καὶ ἐπὶ τοῦ βορεύου ὀφθαλμοῦ | The stars in the face, called 'the Hyades': the remaining one, on the nordlern eye | ε Tau |
Arabic translation
| 14 | ... | النجوم في الوجه، تسمى ”الهياديس“: النجم الساطع من الهياديس، النجم المحمر في العين الجنوبية | α Tau | |
| 15 | ... | النجوم في الوجه، تسمى ”الهياديس“: النجمة المتبقية، على العين الشمالية | ε Tau |
The fact of Taurus, the Bull, consists of two eyes, nostrils and other stars in the Hyadres star cluster. So, the name "Eye" can be a direct translation from Ancient Greek to Arabic.
Mythology
IAU Working Group on Star Names
The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN on 2015/12/15. The star is a yellow giant with a confirmed exoplanet which was named simultaneously with the star (Amateru).
Ain - profile card (CC BY Sadegh Faghanpour for IAU-WGSN).
Ain - stickfigure (CC BY Sadegh Faghanpour for IAU-WGSN).
Ain's planet Amateru - profile card (CC BY Sadegh Faghanpour for IAU-WGSN).
Weblinks
- Website of the IAU WGSN: https://exopla.net/
Reference
- References (general)
- Kunitzsch, Paul; Smart, Tim (2006). A Dictionary of Modern star Names: A Short Guide to 254 Star Names and Their Derivations (2nd rev. ed.). Cambridge, Massachusetts: Sky Pub.
- ↑ Kunitzsch, Paul; Smart, Tim (2006). A Dictionary of Modern star Names: A Short Guide to 254 Star Names and Their Derivations (2nd rev. ed.). Cambridge, Massachusetts: Sky Pub.
