Udkadua: Difference between revisions
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==Etymology and History== |
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The Sumerian term is a compound, literally meaning "the storm demon with the gaping mouth". This Babylonian constellation is at least 3000 years old; the star named after it was considered as its heel. It was highly important, as it was used for time-measurement for at least a millennium (if not longer), a so-called [[Ziqpu|ziqpu-star]]. |
The Sumerian term is a compound, literally meaning "the storm demon with the gaping mouth". This Babylonian constellation is at least 3000 years old; the star named after it was considered as its heel. It was highly important, as it was used for time-measurement for at least a millennium (if not longer), a so-called [[Ziqpu|ziqpu-star]].<gallery> |
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File:Heel of UKADUA.jpg|Heel of UD.KA.DU8.A in Stellarium |
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File:UDKADUHA+.jpg|UD.KA.DU8.A and its neighbouring constellations in Babylonian uranography. |
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==Mythology== |
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Latest revision as of 17:33, 14 August 2025
Udkadua is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Sumerian (UD.KA.DU8.A (𒌓𒅗𒂃𒀀)). It is the name of HIP 116584 (λ And, HR 8961) in constellation And.
Etymology and History
The Sumerian term is a compound, literally meaning "the storm demon with the gaping mouth". This Babylonian constellation is at least 3000 years old; the star named after it was considered as its heel. It was highly important, as it was used for time-measurement for at least a millennium (if not longer), a so-called ziqpu-star.
Heel of UD.KA.DU8.A in Stellarium
UD.KA.DU8.A and its neighbouring constellations in Babylonian uranography.
Mythology
IAU Working Group on Star Names
The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN on 2025/05/08.
Weblinks
- Website of the IAU WGSN: https://exopla.net/
Reference
- References (general)
- see ASE
