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Alsafina is an Arabic term meaning The Ship. It refers to an obsolete Arabic constellation. |
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==Etymology and History== |
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The name was discussed by the IAU WGSN in 2024. |
The name was discussed by the IAU WGSN in 2024. |
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"Alsafina" is duplicative with "Alsephina", a star name with similar etymology - Arabic for "the ship" - in this case referring to the constellation Argo Navis by Al-Ṣūfī (~964) in his ''Book of the Fixed Stars'', and following the spelling and star identification by Andreas Cellarius (1660) in ''Harmonia Macrocosmica''. As Alsephina was already adopted for Delta Velorum Aa by WGSN in 2017, Alsafina should not be eligible for use again. |
"Alsafina" is duplicative with "Alsephina", a star name with similar etymology - Arabic for "the ship" - in this case referring to the constellation Argo Navis by Al-Ṣūfī (~964) in his ''Book of the Fixed Stars'', and following the spelling and star identification by Andreas Cellarius (1660) in ''Harmonia Macrocosmica''. As Alsephina was already adopted for Delta Velorum Aa by WGSN in 2017, some members of WGSN that Alsafina should not be eligible for use again. |
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Revision as of 23:45, 2 December 2024
Alsafina is an Arabic term meaning The Ship. It refers to an obsolete Arabic constellation.
Etymology and History
Mythology
IAU Working Group Star Names
The name was discussed by the IAU WGSN in 2024.
"Alsafina" is duplicative with "Alsephina", a star name with similar etymology - Arabic for "the ship" - in this case referring to the constellation Argo Navis by Al-Ṣūfī (~964) in his Book of the Fixed Stars, and following the spelling and star identification by Andreas Cellarius (1660) in Harmonia Macrocosmica. As Alsephina was already adopted for Delta Velorum Aa by WGSN in 2017, some members of WGSN that Alsafina should not be eligible for use again.
