Paikauhale: Difference between revisions
From All Skies Encyclopaedia
(Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Paikauhale}} Paikauhale is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Hawaii'ian. It is the name of HIP81266 (τ Sco, HR 6165) in constellation Sco. ==Etymology and History== Au-haele, Hōkū-‘ula and Paikauhale are documented as three stars in a line, running from north to south. Two of the most reliable sources—Mary Puku‘i and Rubellite Johnson—both identify Hōk...") Tag: Disambiguation links |
IanRidpath (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{DISPLAYTITLE:Paikauhale}} |
{{DISPLAYTITLE:Paikauhale}} |
||
Paikauhale is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Hawaii'ian. It is the name of |
Paikauhale is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Hawaii'ian. It is the name of HIP 81266 (τ Sco, HR 6165) in constellation Sco. |
||
==Etymology and History== |
==Etymology and History== |
||
Au-haele, Hōkū-‘ula and Paikauhale are documented as three stars in a line, running from north to south. Two of the most reliable |
Au-haele, Hōkū-‘ula, and Paikauhale are documented as three stars in a line, running from north to south. Two of the most reliable sources – Mary Puku‘i and Rubellite Johnson – both identify Hōkū-‘ula as Antares (α Sco), which makes Au-haele Alniyat (σ Sco) and Paikauhale τ Sco. |
||
==Mythology== |
==Mythology== |
||
Latest revision as of 22:11, 18 June 2025
Paikauhale is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Hawaii'ian. It is the name of HIP 81266 (τ Sco, HR 6165) in constellation Sco.
Etymology and History
Au-haele, Hōkū-‘ula, and Paikauhale are documented as three stars in a line, running from north to south. Two of the most reliable sources – Mary Puku‘i and Rubellite Johnson – both identify Hōkū-‘ula as Antares (α Sco), which makes Au-haele Alniyat (σ Sco) and Paikauhale τ Sco.
Mythology
IAU Working Group on Star Names
The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN on 2018/08/10.
Weblinks
- Website of the IAU WGSN: https://exopla.net/
Reference
- References (general)
- Johnson, Mahelona and Ruggles (2015), Nā Inoa Hōkū, p. 201
