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- 17:49, 20 May 2025 Tianguan (hist | edit) [810 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Tianguan}} Tianguan is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Chinese. It is the name of HIP26451 (ζ Tau, HR 1910) in constellation Tau. ==Etymology and History== Chinese single star asterism, a celestial pass along the ecliptic which opens and closes ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star Names== The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN on 2017/06/30. ==Weblinks==...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 17:47, 20 May 2025 Tiaki (hist | edit) [1,630 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Tiaki}} Tiaki is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Polynesian/Tuamotu. It is the name of HIP112122 (β Gru, HR 8636) in constellation Gru. ==Etymology and History== Makemson (1941: 261 #659) lists Tiaki as the Tuamotuan name for β Gru, sourcing this to unpublished field data supplied by Kenneth P. Emory (ibid.: 197). However, Emory's star information does not appe...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 17:46, 20 May 2025 Thuban (hist | edit) [1,399 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Thuban}} Thuban 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 HIP68756 (α Dra, HR 5291) in constellation Dra. ==Etymology and History== The formation of this name begins with the sci-A name for γ Dra: ra's al-tinnin, "the Serpent's Head." In medieval times this was transliterated into Latin as raztaben, rahtaben, razcaben, and several other corru...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 17:45, 20 May 2025 Theemin (hist | edit) [1,441 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Theemin}} Theemin 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 HIP21393 (υ2 Eri, HR 1464) in constellation Eri. ==Etymology and History== The formation of this name begins with one of the words used by Ptolemy to describe this star in the Almagest: καμπή, "the bend [of the river]". This was misread by the sci-Arabs, who transliterated the wo...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 17:45, 20 May 2025 Tevel (hist | edit) [722 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Tevel}} Tevel is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Hebrew. It is the name of HIPIntegerPart[] (, HAT-P-9) in constellation Aur. ==Etymology and History== Tevel means Universe or everything and begins with the letter Taf, the last letter in the Hebrew alphabet. ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star Names== The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN on 2019/12/17....") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 17:45, 20 May 2025 Terebellum (hist | edit) [983 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Terebellum}} Terebellum 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 HIP98066 (ω Sgr, HR 7597) in constellation Sgr. ==Etymology and History== Ptolemy's Almagest lists four stars in a quadrilateral with ω Sgr the first in the list (the others being A, b, c Sgr). Bayer (1603) concludes this list with the note after "c": Has quatuor multi Terebellu...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 17:43, 20 May 2025 Tejat (hist | edit) [1,057 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Tejat}} Tejat 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 HIP30343 (μ Gem, HR 2286) in constellation Gem. ==Etymology and History== From the Arabic word tihyat, said to be the singular form of al-tahayi, an ind-A name of unknown meaning and disputed identification. In some sources, the plural al-tahayi is assigned to η, μ, and v Gem. As origin...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 17:43, 20 May 2025 Tegmine (hist | edit) [953 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Tegmine}} Tegmine 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 HIP40167 (ζ Cnc, HR 3208) in constellation Cnc. ==Etymology and History== A Latin word in the ablative case meaning "covering" or "shell", used in a Renaissance discussion of the constellation Cancer. The word was subsequently applied as a star name to ζ Cnc. ==Mythology== ==IAU Wor...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 17:42, 20 May 2025 Taygeta (hist | edit) [938 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Taygeta}} Taygeta 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 HIP17531 (19 Tau, HR 1145) 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
- 17:42, 20 May 2025 Tarf (hist | edit) [1,080 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Tarf}} Tarf 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 HIP40526 (β Cnc, HR 3249) in constellation Cnc. ==Etymology and History== Arabic: الطرف, Al-Ṭarf (The eyes of the lion) is one of the traditional "Lunar Stations". It is composed of the 2 stars: ε Leo and ο Leo. However, the name has been in common use for β Cnc as it was publishe...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 17:41, 20 May 2025 Tarazed (hist | edit) [1,024 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Tarazed}} Tarazed 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 HIP97278 (γ Aql, HR 7525) in constellation Aql. ==Etymology and History== Applied in recent times (with a misreading) from abbreviating the Persian asterism name shanin-i tarazu, "the Scale Beam", for α, β and γ Aql. The Persian name, in turn, was a medieval translation of these s...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 17:41, 20 May 2025 Tapecue (hist | edit) [755 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Tapecue}} Tapecue is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Guarani. It is the name of HIP38041 (, HD 63765) in constellation Car. ==Etymology and History== Tapecue means eternal path in Guarani and represents the Milky Way through which the first inhabitants of the Earth arrived and could return. ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star Names== The name was adopted...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 17:41, 20 May 2025 Tania Borealis (hist | edit) [939 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Tania Borealis}} Tania Borealis 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 HIP50372 (λ UMa, HR 4033) in constellation UMa. ==Etymology and History== Applied in recent times from their ind-A name al-qafza al-thaniya, "the Second Leap", and the Latin distinctions of "northern" and "southern," respectively. ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on S...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 17:40, 20 May 2025 Tania Australis (hist | edit) [941 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Tania Australis}} Tania Australis 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 HIP50801 (μ UMa, HR 4069) in constellation UMa. ==Etymology and History== Applied in recent times from their ind-A name al-qafza al-thaniya, "the Second Leap", and the Latin distinctions of "northern" and "southern," respectively. ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 17:40, 20 May 2025 Tangra (hist | edit) [689 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Tangra}} Tangra is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Bulgarian. It is the name of HIPIntegerPart[] (, WASP-21) in constellation Peg. ==Etymology and History== Tangra is the supreme celestial god that early Bulgars worshiped. ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star Names== The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN on 2019/12/17. ==Weblinks== * Website of the IAU WG...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 17:40, 20 May 2025 Talitha (hist | edit) [1,240 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Talitha}} Talitha 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 HIP44127 (ι UMa, HR 3569) in constellation UMa. ==Etymology and History== Applied in recent times from an abbreviation of the ind-A name alqafza al-thalitha, "the Third Leap," for ι and κ UMa. This pair, with the pairs λ/μ and v/ξ UMa, composed the ind-A asterism qafazat al-ziba'...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 17:39, 20 May 2025 Taiyi (hist | edit) [762 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Taiyi}} Taiyi is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Chinese. It is the name of HIP63076 (8 Dra, HR 4916) in constellation Dra. ==Etymology and History== single star asterism: August Unity, Supreme One ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star Names== The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN on 2017/06/30. ==Weblinks== * Website of the IAU WGSN: https://exopla.net/...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 17:39, 20 May 2025 Taiyangshou (hist | edit) [1,083 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Taiyangshou}} Taiyangshou is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Chinese. It is the name of HIP57399 (χ UMa, HR 4518) in constellation UMa. ==Etymology and History== traditional Chinese single star asterism: Taiyangshou means "The Guardian of the Great Yang" and is the general in charge of the yang valve, symbolising Chief Minister. Xu, Pankenier and Jiang (2000) an...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 17:38, 20 May 2025 Taika (hist | edit) [670 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Taika}} Taika is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Lithuanian. It is the name of HIPIntegerPart[] (, HAT-P-40) in constellation Lac. ==Etymology and History== Taika means peace in the Lithuanian language. ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star Names== The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN on 2019/12/17. ==Weblinks== * Website of the IAU WGSN: https://exopla.n...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 17:38, 20 May 2025 Tabit (hist | edit) [674 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Tabit}} Tabit 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 HIP22449 (π3 Ori, HR 1543) in constellation Ori. ==Etymology and History== Arabic الثابت al-thābit 'the endurer (the fixed/constant one)' ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star Names== The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN on 2017/09/05. ==Weblinks== * Website of the IAU WGSN...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 17:38, 20 May 2025 Syrma (hist | edit) [932 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Syrma}} Syrma 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 HIP69701 (ι Vir, HR 5338) in constellation Vir. ==Etymology and History== From the Greek word σύρμα, "train of a dress", used by Ptolemy in the Almagest in describing this star. The word was applied as a star name in recent times. ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star Names== Th...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 17:37, 20 May 2025 Sulafat (hist | edit) [945 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Sulafat}} Sulafat 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 HIP93194 (γ Lyr, HR 7178) in constellation Lyr. ==Etymology and History== Applied in recent times from the sci-A constellation name al-sulabfat, "the Tortoise," for Lyra, corresponding to the Greek image of a tortoise shell for the Lyre's soundboard. ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Grou...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 17:35, 20 May 2025 Subra (hist | edit) [1,048 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Subra}} Subra 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 HIP47508 (ο Leo, HR 3852) in constellation Leo. ==Etymology and History== From the ind-A lunar mansion name al-zubra, "the Mane, or Shoulder," for δ and θ Leo, associated with the ind-A asterism al-asad (see ε Gem; al-zubra was an alternative name for al-kharatan given under θ Leo). "...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 17:34, 20 May 2025 Sualocin (hist | edit) [716 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Sualocin}} Sualocin 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 HIP101958 (α Del, HR 7906) in constellation Del. ==Etymology and History== reversed Latin Nicolaus Venator, responsible for 1814 star catalogue) ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star Names== The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN on 2016/09/12. ==Weblinks== * Website of the IA...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 17:34, 20 May 2025 Stribor (hist | edit) [818 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Stribor}} Stribor is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Slavic languages. It is the name of HIP43674 (, HD 75898) in constellation Lyn. ==Etymology and History== Stribor is God of winds in Slavic mythology, as well as a literature character in the book Priče iz davnine (Croatian Tales of Long Ago) by the Croatian author Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić. ==Mythology== ==I...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 17:34, 20 May 2025 Sterrennacht (hist | edit) [832 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Sterrennacht}} Sterrennacht is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Dutch. It is the name of HIPIntegerPart[] (, HAT-P-6) in constellation And. ==Etymology and History== The Sterrennacht (Starry Night) is a world-famous painting by Dutch grand master Van Gogh that was painted in France in 1889 and now belongs to the permanent collection of New York's Museum of Modern...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 17:32, 20 May 2025 Spica (hist | edit) [977 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Spica}} Spica 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 HIP65474 (α Vir, HR 5056) in constellation Vir. ==Etymology and History== Its ancient Roman name meaning "the Ear of Grain", after the star's Greek name στάχυς of identical meaning (in turn having obvious origins among the Babylonians and Sumerians). Reapplied in Renaissance times....") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 17:29, 20 May 2025 Solaris (hist | edit) [739 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Solaris}} Solaris 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 HIPIntegerPart[] (, BD+14-4559) in constellation Peg. ==Etymology and History== Solaris is the title of a 1961 science fiction novel about an ocean-covered exoplanet by Polish writer Stanislaw Lem. ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star Names== The name was adopted by the IAU W...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 17:29, 20 May 2025 Skat (hist | edit) [910 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Skat}} Skat 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 HIP113136 (δ Aqr, HR 8709) in constellation Aqr. ==Etymology and History== Applied with various spellings since medieval times, from the Arabic word al-saq, "the shin", used in the Arabic Almagest in describing this star. ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star Names== The name was adop...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 17:29, 20 May 2025 Situla (hist | edit) [1,250 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Situla}} Situla 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 HIP111710 (κ Aqr, HR 8610) in constellation Aqr. ==Etymology and History== A Latin word meaning "pot" or "bucket", used in Renaissance philological studies as the translation of the Arabic constellation name al-dalw, for Aquarius. Subsequently the word was applied as a star name to k Aqr...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 17:28, 20 May 2025 Sika (hist | edit) [682 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Sika}} Sika is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Ewe. It is the name of HIP95262 (, HD 181720) in constellation Sgr. ==Etymology and History== Sika means gold in the Ewe language and gold is one of Ghana's principal exports. ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star Names== The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN on 2019/12/17. ==Weblinks== * Website of the IAU WG...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 17:26, 20 May 2025 Sheratan (hist | edit) [1,144 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Sheratan}} Sheratan 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 HIP8903 (β Ari, HR 553) in constellation Ari. ==Etymology and History== Applied in recent times from the Arabic lunar mansion name al-shara-tan, for β and γ Ari. The name means "two" of something, but the complete meaning is uncertain. Some Arabic authors suggested that it meant "...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 17:25, 20 May 2025 Sheliak (hist | edit) [1,028 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Sheliak}} Sheliak 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 HIP92420 (β Lyr, HR 7106) in constellation Lyr. ==Etymology and History== Applied in recent times from the sci-A constellation name al-salbaq, "the Harp," for Lyra. salbaq was a Greek loanword in Arabia, and was one of three names of musical instruments used by the sci-Arabs for Lyra....") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 17:25, 20 May 2025 Shaula (hist | edit) [1,307 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Shaula}} Shaula is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Sumerian. It is the name of HIP85927 (λ Sco, HR 6527) in constellation Sco. ==Etymology and History== The Arabic lunar mansion "Al Shaula" ("the sting") refers to the pair Lambda and Upsilon Sco (Al Sufi), the two stars that have been called "the sting of the Scorpion" even in MUL.APIN (I ii 31-32) but with diff...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 17:25, 20 May 2025 Sharjah (hist | edit) [797 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Sharjah}} Sharjah 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 HIP79431 (, HIP 79431) in constellation Sco. ==Etymology and History== Sharjah is the cultural capital of United Arab Emirates, and considered the city of knowledge due to its many educational centers, institutes, museums, libraries and heritage centers. ==Mythology== ==IAU Working G...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 17:21, 20 May 2025 Shama (hist | edit) [700 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Shama}} Shama is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Urdu. It is the name of HIP55664 (, HD 99109) in constellation Leo. ==Etymology and History== Shama is an Urdu literary term meaning a small lamp or flame, symbolic of the light of the star. ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star Names== The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN on 2019/12/17. ==Weblinks== * Webs...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 17:21, 20 May 2025 Sham (hist | edit) [855 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Sham}} Sham 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 HIP96757 (α Sge, HR 7479) in constellation Sge. ==Etymology and History== Applied in recent times from the sci-A constellation name al-sahm, "the Arrow," for Sagitta. ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star Names== The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN on 2016/09/12. ==Weblinks== * Web...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 17:17, 20 May 2025 Seginus (hist | edit) [1,191 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Seginus}} Seginus 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 HIP71075 (γ Boo, HR 5435) in constellation Boo. ==Etymology and History== The formation of this name begins with the Greek constellation name βοώτης (Boötes), which was transliterated and then corrupted in the manuscripts of the Arabic Almagest. One of these corruptions, in turn...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 17:16, 20 May 2025 Segin (hist | edit) [986 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Segin}} Segin is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is unknown. It is the name of HIP8886 (ε Cas, HR 0542) in constellation Cas. ==Etymology and History== Name of unknown etymology from the "Atlas Coeli Skalnaté Pleso" of Czech astronomer Antonín Bečvář (1901-1965). ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star Names== The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN on 2017/0...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 17:16, 20 May 2025 Secunda Hyadum (hist | edit) [718 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Secunda Hyadum}} Secunda Hyadum 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 HIP20455 (δ1 Tau, HR 1373) in constellation Tau. ==Etymology and History== The Latin term Hyadum II goes back to Flamsteed (1729) in analogy to Hyadum I or Prima Hyadum ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star Names== The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN on 2017/09/05....") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 17:16, 20 May 2025 Schedar (hist | edit) [916 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Schedar}} Schedar 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 HIP3179 (α Cas, HR 168) in constellation Cas. ==Etymology and History== Applied with various spellings since medieval times, from the Arabic word al-sadr, "the breast," used in the Arabic Almagest in describing this star. ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star Names== The name wa...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 17:15, 20 May 2025 Scheat (hist | edit) [927 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Scheat}} Scheat 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 HIP113881 (β Peg, HR 8775) in constellation Peg. ==Etymology and History== From the Arabic word al-saq, "the shin," used in the Arabic Almagest in describing δ Aqr. Wrongly transferred as a star name to τ Peg in late medieval times. ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star Names==...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 17:15, 20 May 2025 Sceptrum (hist | edit) [679 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Sceptrum}} Sceptrum 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 HIP21594 (53 Eri, HR 1481) in constellation Eri. ==Etymology and History== from the obsolete constellation of Sceptrum Brandenburgicum ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star Names== The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN on 2017/06/30. ==Weblinks== * Website of the IAU WGSN: http...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 17:14, 20 May 2025 Sarin (hist | edit) [856 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Sarin}} Sarin is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is unknown. It is the name of HIP84379 (δ Her, HR 6410) in constellation Her. ==Etymology and History== Name of unknown etymology from the "Atlas Coeli Skalnaté Pleso" of Czech astronomer Antonín Bečvář (1901-1965). It is probably a part of the body. The word probably is not of Semit's origin, ==Mythology== ==...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 17:14, 20 May 2025 Sargas (hist | edit) [1,517 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Sargas}} Sargas is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Sumerian. It is the name of HIP86228 (θ Sco, HR 6553) in constellation Sco. ==Etymology and History== MUL.SHAR.GAZ, "mul" is the Sumerian designator for stars and constellations, "Shargaz" and "Sharur" are two weapons of Marduk (the city god of Babylon and highest god of the Babylonian pantheon after 1250 BCE)....") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 17:13, 20 May 2025 Sansuna (hist | edit) [772 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Sansuna}} Sansuna is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Maltese. It is the name of HIPIntegerPart[] (, HAT-P-34) in constellation Sge. ==Etymology and History== Sansuna is the name of the mythological giant from traditional Maltese folk tales that carried the stones of the Gozo megalithic temples on her head. ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star Names== The n...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 17:13, 20 May 2025 Sāmaya (hist | edit) [666 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Sāmaya}} Sāmaya is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Sinhalese. It is the name of HIP106824 (, HD 205739) in constellation PsA. ==Etymology and History== Sāmaya means peace in the Sinhalese language. ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star Names== The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN on 2019/12/17. ==Weblinks== * Website of the IAU WGSN: https://exopla.net...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 17:13, 20 May 2025 Salm (hist | edit) [752 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Salm}} Salm 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 HIP115250 (τ Peg, HR 8880) in constellation Peg. ==Etymology and History== Bayer (1603) mentions three names: Markab, Sagma and its corruption Salma. Allen (1899, 329) considers the correct form "Salm", a Leathern Bucket. ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star Names== The name was adop...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 17:12, 20 May 2025 Saiph (hist | edit) [933 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Saiph}} Saiph 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 HIP27366 (κ Ori, HR 2004) in constellation Ori. ==Etymology and History== From an abbreviation of the sci-A asterism name saif al-jabbar, the Giant's Sword," for η, c, θ, and ι Ori. Wrongly applied as a star name to κ Ori in recent times. ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star Na...") Tag: Disambiguation links
- 17:12, 20 May 2025 Sagarmatha (hist | edit) [751 bytes] Sushoff (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Sagarmatha}} Sagarmatha is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Nepali. It is the name of HIP56572 (, HD 100777) in constellation Leo. ==Etymology and History== Sagarmatha is the Nepali name for the highest peak in the world (also known as Mount Everest) and symbol of national pride of Nepal. ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star Names== The name was adopted by...") Tag: Disambiguation links
