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Menkar 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 HIP14135 (α Cet, HR 911) in constellation Cet.
Menkar 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 14135 (α Cet, HR 911) in constellation Cet.


==Etymology and History==
==Etymology and History==


From the Arabic word al-minkhar, "the nostrils," used in the Arabic Almagest in describing λ Cet. Wrongly applied as a star name to α Cet (properly on the "jaw") in a Medieval Latin star table.
From the Arabic word al-minkhar, "the nostrils", used in the Arabic Almagest in describing λ Cet. Wrongly applied as a star name to α Cet (properly on the jaw) in a Medieval Latin star table.


==Mythology==
==Mythology==

Latest revision as of 21:01, 18 June 2025

Menkar 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 14135 (α Cet, HR 911) in constellation Cet.

Etymology and History

From the Arabic word al-minkhar, "the nostrils", used in the Arabic Almagest in describing λ Cet. Wrongly applied as a star name to α Cet (properly on the jaw) in a Medieval Latin star table.

Mythology

IAU Working Group on Star Names

The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN on 2016/06/30.

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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.