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[[File:Pleiades (50746502292).png|thumb|Pleiades (CC BY Kevin Gill from Los Angeles, CA, United States)]] |
[[File:Pleiades (50746502292).png|thumb|Pleiades (CC BY Kevin Gill from Los Angeles, CA, United States)]] |
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[[File:Krittika nakshatras in Temple draw+lbl 4ase.jpg|thumb|Krittika, 3rd nakshatra, in Tirupperunthurai (Athmanathaswamy temple) near Aranthangi, India, 10th century CE. (SMH 2025).]] |
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[[File:3 Krttika draw.png|thumb|Krttika as depicted as asterism]] |
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[[File:3+4 Krittika+Rohini stellarium.gif|thumb|Krttika and Rohini mapped to the stars, animated GIF, WGSN 2025.]] |
[[File:3+4 Krittika+Rohini stellarium.gif|thumb|Krttika and Rohini mapped to the stars, animated GIF, WGSN 2025.]] |
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Kṛttika (Krittika) 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. |
Kṛttika (Krittika) 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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==Etymology and History== |
==Etymology and History== |
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Krttika is depicted as group of six stars that form a cloudy asterism. |
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=== Name Variants === |
=== Name Variants === |
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* Agni, |
* Agni, |
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* Agnidaiva |
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* Hutabhuk |
* Hutabhuk |
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* agnidaiva |
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=== Origin of Constellation === |
=== Origin of Constellation === |
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Krttika is depicted as a group of six stars that form a cloudy asterism. The star lore associates the cluster of six stars with a group of seven damsels. They are personified as the nurses of Kārttikeya, a son of Shiva. |
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====Stars within the Constellation Area==== |
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!id |
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!Label |
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!IAU design. |
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!description |
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!Vmag |
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|1 |
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|Alcyone |
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|HIP 17702 |
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|Inside the hull |
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|2.87 |
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|2 |
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|Atlas |
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|HIP 17847 |
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|Constellation lines (Vertex) |
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|3.63 |
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|3 |
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|Electra |
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|HIP 17499 |
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| Constellation lines (Vertex) |
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|3.7 |
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|4 |
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|Maia |
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|HIP 17573 |
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|Inside the hull |
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|3.87 |
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|5 |
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|Merope |
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|HIP 17608 |
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|Constellation lines (Vertex) |
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| 4.18 |
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| 6 |
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|Pleione |
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|HIP 17851 |
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|Constellation lines (Vertex) |
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|5.09 |
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| 7 |
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|Celaeno |
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|HIP 17489 |
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|Constellation lines (Vertex) |
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|5.46 |
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|8 |
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|Asterope |
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|HIP 17579 |
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|Constellation lines (Vertex) |
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|5.76 |
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|9 |
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|* 24 Tau |
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|HD 23629 |
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| Inside the hull |
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|6.28 |
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|10 |
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|Sterope II |
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|HIP 17588 |
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|Inside the hull |
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|6.421 |
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=== Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation === |
=== Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation === |
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File:Krittika nakshatras in Temple draw+lbl 4ase.jpg|Krittika 10th century CE |
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File:Nakshatra temple magDraw lbl.jpg|Display of all 28th nakshatras in silver arch with candles in Tirupperunthurai (Athmanathaswamy temple) near Aranthangi, India, 10th century CE. (SMH 2025). |
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File:Nakshatras in Temple draw+lbl 4ase.jpg|Display of all 28th nakshatras in a door frame in Tirupperunthurai (Athmanathaswamy temple) near Aranthangi, India, 10th century CE. (SMH 2025). |
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File:Tibet nakshatra 01.png|Krittika - Tibetean |
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File:昴宿（仏像図彙）.png|Krittika - Chinese |
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File:3 Krttika draw.png|Krittika as reonstructed by Jones (1720) |
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</gallery> |
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In Indian star lore, Kṛttika are the six sisters who are the nurses of the god Subramanya, a god of war and commander of the gods against the demons who was begotten by a god without a woman. |
In Indian star lore, Kṛttika are the six sisters who are the nurses of the god Subramanya, a god of war and commander of the gods against the demons who was begotten by a god without a woman. |
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Latest revision as of 17:07, 14 December 2025
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Kṛttika (Krittika) 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.
Etymology and History
Name Variants
- Agni,
- Agnidaiva
- Hutabhuk
Origin of Constellation
Krttika is depicted as a group of six stars that form a cloudy asterism. The star lore associates the cluster of six stars with a group of seven damsels. They are personified as the nurses of Kārttikeya, a son of Shiva.
Stars within the Constellation Area
| id | Label | IAU design. | description | Vmag |
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| 1 | Alcyone | HIP 17702 | Inside the hull | 2.87 |
| 2 | Atlas | HIP 17847 | Constellation lines (Vertex) | 3.63 |
| 3 | Electra | HIP 17499 | Constellation lines (Vertex) | 3.7 |
| 4 | Maia | HIP 17573 | Inside the hull | 3.87 |
| 5 | Merope | HIP 17608 | Constellation lines (Vertex) | 4.18 |
| 6 | Pleione | HIP 17851 | Constellation lines (Vertex) | 5.09 |
| 7 | Celaeno | HIP 17489 | Constellation lines (Vertex) | 5.46 |
| 8 | Asterope | HIP 17579 | Constellation lines (Vertex) | 5.76 |
| 9 | * 24 Tau | HD 23629 | Inside the hull | 6.28 |
| 10 | Sterope II | HIP 17588 | Inside the hull | 6.421 |
Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation
Krittika 10th century CE
Display of all 28th nakshatras in silver arch with candles in Tirupperunthurai (Athmanathaswamy temple) near Aranthangi, India, 10th century CE. (SMH 2025).
Display of all 28th nakshatras in a door frame in Tirupperunthurai (Athmanathaswamy temple) near Aranthangi, India, 10th century CE. (SMH 2025).
Krittika - Tibetean
Krittika - Chinese
Krittika as reonstructed by Jones (1720)
Religion/ Mythology
In Indian star lore, Kṛttika are the six sisters who are the nurses of the god Subramanya, a god of war and commander of the gods against the demons who was begotten by a god without a woman.
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References
- References (general)
