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- 09:43, 19 May 2025 Moldoveanu (hist | edit) [734 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Moldoveanu}} Moldoveanu is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Romanian. It is the name of HIPIntegerPart[] (, XO-1) in constellation CrB. ==Etymology and History== Moldoveanu is the highest peak in Romania of the Făgăraș mountain range with an altitude of 2544 metres. ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star Names== The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN on 2019...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 09:42, 19 May 2025 Mizar (hist | edit) [1,279 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Mizar}} Mizar 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 HIP65378 (ζ UMa, HR 5054) in constellation UMa. ==Etymology and History== Ultimately from the Arabic word al-maraqq, "the Groin," used in the Arabic Almagest in describing β UMa. Correct transliterations of almaraqq in the Medieval Latin Almagest were mirac and mirach. However, Renaissan...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 09:42, 19 May 2025 Misam (hist | edit) [782 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Misam}} Misam 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 HIP14668 (κ Per, HR 941) in constellation Per. ==Etymology and History== the Arabic term مِعْصَم miʽṣam, The Wrist, was originally a name of χ Per (Almagest: "the right hand" of the Hero) and considered the Wrist of Thurayya (the Pleiades) for the Arabs. ==Mythology== ==IAU W...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 09:42, 19 May 2025 Mirzam (hist | edit) [1,066 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Mirzam}} Mirzam 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 HIP30324 (β Cma, HR 2294) in constellation CMa. ==Etymology and History== Applied in recent times from its Arabic name al-mirzam, of unknown meaning. The Arabs also gave the name to β CMi, and sometimes to γ Ori. Each al-mirzam star preceded the rising of a brighter star (our Sirius,...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 09:41, 19 May 2025 Mirfak (hist | edit) [922 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Mirfak}} Mirfak 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 HIP15863 (α Per, HR 1017) in constellation Per. ==Etymology and History== Applied in recent times from an abbreviation of its ind-A name mirfaq al-thurayya, "the Elbow of the Pleiades," for its location in the ind-A asterism here. ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star Names== The...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 09:41, 19 May 2025 Miram (hist | edit) [720 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Miram}} Miram 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 HIP13268 (η Per, HR 834) in constellation Per. ==Etymology and History== perhaps a misspelling of the Arabic term مِعْصَم miʽṣam, The Wrist, which was used for naming κ Per "Misam" in the CSN. ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star Names== The name was adopted by the IAU W...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 09:41, 19 May 2025 Mirach (hist | edit) [1,277 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Mirach}} Mirach 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 HIP5447 (β And, HR 337) in constellation And. ==Etymology and History== Ultimately from the Arabic word al-mi)zar, "the girdle" or "loin cloth", used in the Arabic Almagest in describing this star. The correct transliteration of the word in the Medieval Latin Almagest was mizar, which w...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 09:40, 19 May 2025 Mira (hist | edit) [964 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Mira}} Mira is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Latin. It is the name of HIP10826 (ο Cet, HR 681) in constellation Cet. ==Etymology and History== Its Latin name since Renaissance times meaning "the Amazing One", as taken from Historiola Mirae Stellae - the title of a work describing the amazing variability of this star (written by Hevelius in 1662). ==Mythology=...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 09:40, 19 May 2025 Mintaka (hist | edit) [932 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Mintaka}} Mintaka 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 HIP25930 (δ Ori, HR 1852) in constellation Ori. ==Etymology and History== Applied in recent times from an abbreviation of the ind-A (and sci-A) asterism name mintaqat al-jauza', "the Belt (or Girdle) of al-jauza'", for δ, ε, and ζ Ori. ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star Na...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 09:40, 19 May 2025 Minelauva (hist | edit) [827 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Minelauva}} Minelauva 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 HIP63090 (δ Vir, HR 4910) in constellation Vir. ==Etymology and History== The 13th Arabic lunar station bears the name العوا) Al-ʿAwwā, The bend. It consists of 5 stars: β, η, γ, δ and ε Vir. "Auva" or "Minelauva" are mediaeval transliterations of this name that now na...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 09:40, 19 May 2025 Minchir (hist | edit) [752 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Minchir}} Minchir 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 HIP42402 (σ Hya, HR 3418) in constellation Hya. ==Etymology and History== Minchir appeared in Bode's 1801 Uranographia rooting in the Arabic term منخر الشجاع minkhar ash-shujāʽ "the nostril brave one" in Hydra. ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star Names== The name w...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 09:39, 19 May 2025 Mimosa (hist | edit) [945 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Mimosa}} Mimosa is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Latin. It is the name of HIP62434 (β Cru, HR 4853) in constellation Cru. ==Etymology and History== Applied in recent times, and of unknown astronomical significance. It is from the Latin word mimus, "an actor", and is otherwise known as the genus name for certain tropical plants. ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Gr...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 09:39, 19 May 2025 Miaplacidus (hist | edit) [986 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Miaplacidus}} Miaplacidus is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Latin. It is the name of HIP45238 (β Car, HR 3685) in constellation Car. ==Etymology and History== Applied in recent times, and of unknown astronomical significance. The first element, Mia-, is unexplained. The second element is the Latin adjective placidus, meaning "calm, gentle" (here in the masculin...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 09:39, 19 May 2025 Mesarthim (hist | edit) [1,347 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Mesarthim}} Mesarthim 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 HIP8832 (γ1 Ari, HR 546) in constellation Ari. ==Etymology and History== The formation of this name begins with the Arabic lunar mansion name al-sharatan, for β and γ Ari. From the numerous medieval lists of the Arabic lunar mansions (all in Latin transliteration), the Renaissan...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 09:38, 19 May 2025 Merope (hist | edit) [934 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Merope}} Merope is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Greek. It is the name of HIP17608 (23 Tau, HR 1156) in constellation Tau. ==Etymology and History== These names were individually applied in Renaissance times from a family of characters in Greek mythology: Atlas, Pleione and their seven daughters, the Pleiades. ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star Names==...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 09:38, 19 May 2025 Meridiana (hist | edit) [1,059 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Meridiana}} Meridiana is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Latin. It is the name of HIP94114 (α CrA, HR 7254) in constellation CrA. ==Etymology and History== The Latin-Arabic name "Alfecca meridiana" is mentioned in Allen (1899, 173). There, it is attributed to "Reduan" (sic!) = Ali bin Radwan's commentary to his Tetrabiblos translation (10th century). Arabic ن...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 09:38, 19 May 2025 Merga (hist | edit) [1,037 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Merga}} Merga is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Latin. It is the name of HIP72487 (38 Boo, HR 5533) in constellation Boo. ==Etymology and History== A Latin word meaning "reaping hook," used in a Renaissance discussion of the constellation Bootes. According to this discussion, some classical sources mentioned a reaping hook held in Bootes' hand opposite the staff...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 09:37, 19 May 2025 Merak (hist | edit) [895 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Merak}} Merak 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 HIP53910 (β UMa, HR 4295) in constellation UMa. ==Etymology and History== Applied in recent times from an abbreviation of its sci-A name maraqq al-dubb al-akbar, "the Flank (or Groin) of the Greater Bear." ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star Names== The name was adopted by the IAU...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 09:37, 19 May 2025 Menkib (hist | edit) [925 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Menkib}} Menkib 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 HIP18614 (ξ Per, HR 1228) in constellation Per. ==Etymology and History== Applied in recent times from an abbreviation of its ind-A name mankib al-thurayya, "the Shoulder of the Pleiades," for its location in the ind-A asterism here. ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star Names== T...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 09:37, 19 May 2025 Menkent (hist | edit) [1,131 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Menkent}} Menkent 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 HIP68933 (θ Cen, HR 5288) in constellation Cen. ==Etymology and History== Applied in recent times and possibly coined from the Arabic word mankib, "shoulder" (in some recent transliterations: menkib; Ptolemy described this star on the right "shoulder" of the Centaur), plus the Latiniz...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 09:36, 19 May 2025 Menkar (hist | edit) [960 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Menkar}} 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. ==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== ==...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 09:36, 19 May 2025 Menkalinan (hist | edit) [872 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Menkalinan}} Menkalinan 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 HIP28360 (β Aur, HR 2088) in constellation Aur. ==Etymology and History== Applied in recent times from its Arabic name mankib dhi l-(inan, "the Shoulder of the Reinholder". ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star Names== The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN on 2016/07/20....") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 09:35, 19 May 2025 Meleph (hist | edit) [833 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Meleph}} Meleph 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 HIP42556 (ε Cnc, HR 3429) in constellation Cnc. ==Etymology and History== Bayer (1603) quotes Arabic designations Melleff and Meeleph for this star (among others) which was adopted by other astronomers (e.g. Riccioli) and goes back to the Arabic term Al Ma'laf, The Stall (a variant of t...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 09:35, 19 May 2025 Mekbuda (hist | edit) [929 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Mekbuda}} Mekbuda 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 HIP34088 (ζ Gem, HR 2650) in constellation Gem. ==Etymology and History== From an abbreviation of the ind-A asterism name dhira' al-asad al-maqbuqa, "the Lion's Folded Paw". Arbitrarily applied as a star name to ζ Gem in recent times. ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star Names...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 09:35, 19 May 2025 Meissa (hist | edit) [1,385 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Meissa}} Meissa 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 HIP26207 (λ Ori, HR 1879) in constellation Ori. ==Etymology and History== From the ind-A name al-maisan, for either γ or ξ Gem. The meaning of the name is uncertain. It may mean "the Sparkling One," referring to a star, or "the Proudly Marching One," referring to a person. Together,...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 09:35, 19 May 2025 Megrez (hist | edit) [900 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Megrez}} Megrez 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 HIP59774 (δ UMa, HR 4660) in constellation UMa. ==Etymology and History== Applied in recent times from an abbreviation of its sci-A name maghriz al-dubb al-akbar, "the Root (of the tail) of the Greater Bear." ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star Names== The name was adopted by th...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 09:34, 19 May 2025 Mebsuta (hist | edit) [1,439 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Mebsuta}} Mebsuta 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 HIP32246 (ε Gem, HR 2473) in constellation Gem. ==Etymology and History== From an abbreviation of the ind-A asterism name dhira' al-asad almabsuta, "the Lion's Outstretched Paw," for one of the two pairs α/β Gem or α/β CMi. These pairs were assigned to the larger ind-A asterism al...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 09:34, 19 May 2025 Mazalaai (hist | edit) [799 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Mazalaai}} Mazalaai is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Mongolian. It is the name of HIPIntegerPart[] (, HAT-P-21) in constellation UMa. ==Etymology and History== Mazaalai is the Mongolian name for the endangered Gobi bear subspecies (Ursus arctos gobiensis) of the Gobi Desert region of Mongolia, and the name of the first Mongolian satellite. ==Mythology== ==IAU...") Tag: Disambiguation links originally created as "Mazalaai"
- 09:34, 19 May 2025 Matza (hist | edit) [853 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Matza}} Matza is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Zoque. It is the name of HIPIntegerPart[] (, HIP 65426) in constellation Cen. ==Etymology and History== Matza refers to “a star in the sky” or “somebody that shines within” in the language of the Zoque people. ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star Names== The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN on 2023/0...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 09:33, 19 May 2025 Matar (hist | edit) [1,108 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Matar}} Matar 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 HIP112158 (η Peg, HR 8650) in constellation Peg. ==Etymology and History== Applied in recent times from an abbreviation of the ind-A name sa'd matar for η and o Peg. Its meaning is unknown. matar has been translated as "rain," and as a common noun in Arabic, al-matar does mean "the rain....") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 09:33, 19 May 2025 Maru (hist | edit) [735 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Maru}} Maru is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Korean. It is the name of HIPIntegerPart[] (, WD 0806-661) in constellation Vol. ==Etymology and History== ‘Maru’ (마루) is a Korean word reminiscent of the sky. ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star Names== The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN on 2023/08/01. ==Weblinks== * Website of the IAU WGSN: http...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 09:33, 19 May 2025 Marsic (hist | edit) [889 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Marsic}} Marsic 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 HIP79043 (κ Her, HR 6008) in constellation Her. ==Etymology and History== Applied in medieval times from the Arabic word al-marfiq, "the elbow," used in the Arabic Almagest in describing this star. ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star Names== The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 09:32, 19 May 2025 Márohu (hist | edit) [817 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Márohu}} Márohu is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Taíno. It is the name of HIPIntegerPart[] (, WASP-6) in constellation Aqr. ==Etymology and History== Márohu the god of drought is the protector of the Sun and is engraved at a higher position on the stalagmite than Boinayel in the El Puente cave, where the Sun makes its way down every 21 December. ==Mytholog...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 09:32, 19 May 2025 Markeb (hist | edit) [1,223 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Markeb}} Markeb 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 HIP45941 (κ Vel, HR 3734) in constellation Vel. ==Etymology and History== Evidently from the Arabic word markab, "a ship or any vehicle," presumably standing for the Greek constellation name Argo. However, sci-A sources do not mention markab for Argo, only al-safina ("the Ship"), hence...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 09:32, 19 May 2025 Markab (hist | edit) [912 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Markab}} Markab 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 HIP113963 (α Peg, HR 8781) in constellation Peg. ==Etymology and History== From an abbreviation of the sci-A name mankib al-faras, "the Horse's Shoulder," for β Peg. Wrongly transferred to α Peg in late medieval times. ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star Names== The name was a...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 09:31, 19 May 2025 Marfik (hist | edit) [1,033 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Marfik}} Marfik 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 HIP80883 (λ Oph, HR 6149) in constellation Oph. ==Etymology and History== Applied since medieval times from the Arabic word al-marfiq, "the elbow," used in the Arabic Almagest in describing this star. While the medieval transliteration was marsic (with a confusion of f and the long-shap...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 09:31, 19 May 2025 Malmok (hist | edit) [852 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Malmok}} Malmok is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Papiamento. It is the name of HIPIntegerPart[] (V732 Vir, WASP-39) in constellation Vir. ==Etymology and History== Malmok is an indigenous name given to a beach in Aruba with a narrow sandy stretch that interrupts the limestone and rocky terrace along the coast. Its shallow clear Caribbean waters make it a popula...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 09:30, 19 May 2025 Maia (hist | edit) [930 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Maia}} Maia is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Greek. It is the name of HIP17573 (20 Tau, HR 1149) in constellation Tau. ==Etymology and History== These names were individually applied in Renaissance times from a family of characters in Greek mythology: Atlas, Pleione and their seven daughters, the Pleiades. ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star Names== The...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 09:30, 19 May 2025 Mahsati (hist | edit) [848 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Mahsati}} Mahsati is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Persian. It is the name of HIP82651 (, HD 152581) in constellation Oph. ==Etymology and History== Mahsati Ganjavi (1089–1159) is one of the brightest shining stars of Azerbaijani poetry. She was said to have associated with both Omar Khayyam and Nizami and was well educated and talented and played numerous mu...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 09:30, 19 May 2025 Mahasim (hist | edit) [927 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Mahasim}} Mahasim 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 HIP28380 (θ Aur, HR 2095) in constellation Aur. ==Etymology and History== Arabic المِعْصَم al-miʽşam "the wrist", was used for λ Her by Bayer by misreading the Almagest (and its 1515 Latin translation) where the wrist is designated o Her. Allen 1899, 245 mentions that the...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 09:29, 19 May 2025 Mago (hist | edit) [752 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Mago}} Mago is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Ethiopian. It is the name of HIP24003 (, HD 32518) in constellation Cam. ==Etymology and History== Mago is a National Park in Ethiopia noted for its giraffes. The star also happens to be in the constellation of Camelopardis (the giraffe). ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star Names== The name was adopted by the...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 09:29, 19 May 2025 Macondo (hist | edit) [823 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Macondo}} Macondo is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Spanish. It is the name of HIP52521 (, HD 93083) in constellation Ant. ==Etymology and History== Macondo is the mythical village of the novel One Hundred Years of Solitude (Cien años de soledad) the classic novel by Gabriel García Marquez. Macondo is a fictional place where magic and reality are mixed. ==Myt...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 09:29, 19 May 2025 Maasym (hist | edit) [911 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Maasym}} Maasym 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 HIP85693 (λ Her, HR 6526) in constellation Her. ==Etymology and History== From the Arabic word al-mi'sam, "the wrist," used in the Arabic Almagest in describing o Her. Wrongly transferred to λ Her in Renaissance times. ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star Names== The name was ad...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 11:40, 18 May 2025 Lusitânia (hist | edit) [776 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Lusitânia}} Lusitânia is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is NEWC. It is the name of HIP30905 (, HD 45652) in constellation Mon. ==Etymology and History== Lusitânia is the ancient name of the western region of the Iberic Peninsula where the Lusitanian people lived and where most of modern-day Portugal is situated. ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star Names=...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 11:40, 18 May 2025 Lucilinburhuc (hist | edit) [729 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Lucilinburhuc}} Lucilinburhuc is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Luxembourgish. It is the name of HIP30860 (, HD 45350) in constellation Aur. ==Etymology and History== The Lucilinburhuc fortress was built in 963 by the founder of Luxembourg, Count Siegfried. ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star Names== The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN on 2019/12/17....") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 11:39, 18 May 2025 Lionrock (hist | edit) [741 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Lionrock}} Lionrock is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is English. It is the name of HIP110813 (, HD 212771) in constellation Aqr. ==Etymology and History== Lion Rock is a lion-shaped peak overlooking Hong Kong and is a cultural symbol with deep respect from the local community. ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star Names== The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 11:37, 18 May 2025 Liesma (hist | edit) [710 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Liesma}} Liesma is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Lavtian. It is the name of HIP66192 (, HD 118203) in constellation UMa. ==Etymology and History== Liesma means flame, and it is the name of a character from the Latvian poem Staburags un Liesma. ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star Names== The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN on 2019/12/17. ==Weblinks==...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 11:37, 18 May 2025 Lich (hist | edit) [690 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Lich}} Lich is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is fictional. It is the name of PSR B1257+12 in constellation Vir. ==Etymology and History== Lich is a fictional undead creature known for controlling other undead creatures with magic. ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star Names== The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN on 2015/12/15. ==Weblinks== * Website of th...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 11:36, 18 May 2025 Libertas (hist | edit) [849 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Libertas}} Libertas is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Latin. It is the name of HIP97938 (ξ Aql, HR 7595) in constellation Aql. ==Etymology and History== Libertas is Latin for "liberty". Liberty refers to social and political freedoms, and a reminder that there are people derived of liberty in the world even today. The constellation Aquila represents an eagle -...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 11:36, 18 May 2025 Lesath (hist | edit) [1,503 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Lesath}} Lesath 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 HIP85696 (υ Sco, HR 6508) in constellation Sco. ==Etymology and History== The formation of this name begins with the Greek term "(foggy) conglomeration," used by Ptolemy in the Tetrabiblos in describing several nebulous sky objects (in the present case, probably the open cluster M7). Pt...") Tag: Disambiguation links
