Okab: Difference between revisions
From All Skies Encyclopaedia
(Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Okab}} Okab 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 HIP93747 (ζ Aql, HR 7235) in constellation Aql. ==Etymology and History== Zeta and Epsilon Aquilae together bore the traditional name Deneb el Okab, from an Arabic term ذنب العقاب Dhanab al-ʽuqāb "the tail of the eagle". ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star Names== The nam...") Tag: Disambiguation links |
IanRidpath (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{DISPLAYTITLE:Okab}} |
{{DISPLAYTITLE:Okab}} |
||
Okab 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 |
Okab 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 93747 (ζ Aql, HR 7235) in constellation Aql. |
||
==Etymology and History== |
==Etymology and History== |
||
Latest revision as of 21:33, 18 June 2025
Okab 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 93747 (ζ Aql, HR 7235) in constellation Aql.
Etymology and History
Zeta and Epsilon Aquilae together bore the traditional name Deneb el Okab, from an Arabic term ذنب العقاب Dhanab al-ʽuqāb "the tail of the eagle".
Mythology
IAU Working Group on Star Names
The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN on 2018/06/01.
Weblinks
- Website of the IAU WGSN: https://exopla.net/
