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Trivikrama, Three Steps, is an Indian name. It is a super-constellation in [[Ursa Major|Ursa Majo]]<nowiki/>r that consists of three constellations of two stars each, युग्म [[Yugma]] and युग्मक [[Yugmaka]] (the "double stars" in the ancient sense of the term, meaning two stars very close together but clearly separate for the naked eye). This Indian constellation equals the Chinese constellation [[Santai]] (three steps), but the direction of transfer is yet unknown. |
Trivikrama, Three Steps, is an Indian name. It is a super-constellation in [[Ursa Major|Ursa Majo]]<nowiki/>r that consists of three constellations of two stars each, युग्म [[Yugma]] and युग्मक [[Yugmaka]] (the "double stars" in the ancient sense of the term, meaning two stars very close together but clearly separate for the naked eye). This Indian constellation equals the Chinese constellation [[Santai]] (three steps), but the direction of transfer is yet unknown. |
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==Concordance, Etymology, History== |
==Concordance, Etymology, History== |
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=== Origin of Constellation === |
=== Origin of Constellation === |
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[[File:SanTai stellarium.jpg|thumb|SanTai in Stellarium (CC BY Sun Shuwei (孙殳玮) based on the Xinyixiangfayao Star Map from Su Song (苏颂, 1020-1101 CE)).]] |
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Trivikrama, the Three Steps are a recognisable pattern of three close pairs of stars south of the seven bright ones in Ursa Major. |
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|युग्मक |
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|Yugmaka |
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|Upper Steps |
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|"double" |
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|Middle Steps |
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|λμ UMa |
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|Lower Steps |
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|ξν UMa |
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=== Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation === |
=== Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation === |
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File:SanTai stellarium.jpg|SanTai in Stellarium (CC BY Sun Shuwei (孙殳玮) based on the Xinyixiangfayao Star Map from Su Song (苏颂, 1020-1101 CE)). |
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== Mythology == |
== Mythology == |
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Revision as of 09:43, 10 August 2025
Trivikrama, Three Steps, is an Indian name. It is a super-constellation in Ursa Major that consists of three constellations of two stars each, युग्म Yugma (युग्म) and युग्मक Yugmaka (युग्मक) (the "double stars" in the ancient sense of the term, meaning two stars very close together but clearly separate for the naked eye). This Indian constellation equals the Chinese constellation Santai (三台) (three steps), but the direction of transfer is yet unknown.
Concordance, Etymology, History
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Origin of Constellation
Trivikrama, the Three Steps are a recognisable pattern of three close pairs of stars south of the seven bright ones in Ursa Major.
| Indian name | translation | in Chinese | |||
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| युग्मक | Yugmaka | "double" | Upper Steps | ικ UMa | |
| युग्म | Yugma | "double" | Middle Steps | λμ UMa | |
| Lower Steps | ξν UMa |
Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation
SanTai in Stellarium (CC BY Sun Shuwei (孙殳玮) based on the Xinyixiangfayao Star Map from Su Song (苏颂, 1020-1101 CE)).
Mythology
mnemonic tales and cultural significance
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References
- References (general)
