User contributions for Sushoff

17 May 2025

• 17:3517:35, 17 May 2025 diff hist +1,081‎ N Ancha ‎ Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Ancha}} Ancha 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 HIP110003 (θ Aqr, HR 8499) in constellation Aqr. ==Etymology and History== A Latin word meaning "hip", used in the Medieval Latin Almagest in describing σ and ι/38 Aqr in the right and left hips, respectively (following an error, for Ptolemy had these stars in "the buttocks"). The word w..." Tag: Disambiguation links
• 17:3517:35, 17 May 2025 diff hist −16‎ Añañuca ‎No edit summary Tag: Visual edit
• 17:3417:34, 17 May 2025 diff hist +897‎ N Añañuca ‎ Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Añañuca}} Añañuca 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 HIPIntegerPart[] (, GJ 367) in constellation Vel. ==Etymology and History== Añañuca (Phycella cyrtanthoides) is the name of a red wildflower that grows from the Coquimbo region to the Maule region, whose colour alludes to that of the star GJ 367. ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Gr..." Tag: Disambiguation links
• 17:3317:33, 17 May 2025 diff hist +712‎ N Anadolu ‎ Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Anadolu}} Anadolu is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Turkish. It is the name of HIPIntegerPart[] (, WASP-52) in constellation Peg. ==Etymology and History== Anadolu is the primary homeland of Turkey and refers to the motherland in Turkish culture. ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star Names== The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN on 2019/12/17. ==Weblinks=..." current Tag: Disambiguation links
• 17:3317:33, 17 May 2025 diff hist +783‎ N Amansinaya ‎ Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Amansinaya}} Amansinaya is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Filipino. It is the name of HIPIntegerPart[] (, WASP-34) in constellation Crt. ==Etymology and History== Aman Sinaya is one of the two trinity deities of the Philippine's Tagalog mythology, and is the primordial deity of the ocean and protector of fisherman. ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star Nam..." current Tag: Disambiguation links
• 17:3317:33, 17 May 2025 diff hist +742‎ N Amadioha ‎ Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Amadioha}} Amadioha is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Igbo. It is the name of HIP29550 (, HD 43197) in constellation CMa. ==Etymology and History== Amadioha is the god of thunder in Igbo mythology. As well as representing justice, Amadioha is also a god of love, peace and unity. ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star Names== The name was adopted by the IAU..." Tag: Disambiguation links
• 17:3217:32, 17 May 2025 diff hist +793‎ N Alzirr ‎ Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Alzirr}} Alzirr 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 HIP32362 (ξ Gem, HR 2484) in constellation Gem. ==Etymology and History== Arabic الزِرّ , al-zirr, "the button". Allen (1899) attributes the name to Al Birūnī and it certainly does not have Greek roots as it is located at the foot of the eastern Twin. ==Mythology== ==IAU Worki..." Tag: Disambiguation links
• 17:3217:32, 17 May 2025 diff hist +1,030‎ N Alya ‎ Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Alya}} Alya 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 HIP92946 (θ1 Ser, HR 7141) in constellation Ser. ==Etymology and History== From the Arabic word alya, naming the fatty tail of a breed of Eastern sheep. In Renaissance times this word was erroneously proposed as the origin of Alioth, a Medieval Latin name for ε UMa. The erroneous "Alya" wa..." Tag: Disambiguation links
• 17:3117:31, 17 May 2025 diff hist +933‎ N Alula Borealis ‎ Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Alula Borealis}} Alula 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 HIP55219 (ν UMa, HR 4377) in constellation UMa. ==Etymology and History== Applied in recent times from their ind-A name al-qafza al-ula, "the First Leap", and the Latin distinctions of "northern" and "southern," respectively. ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star N..." Tag: Disambiguation links
• 17:3117:31, 17 May 2025 diff hist +935‎ N Alula Australis ‎ Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Alula Australis}} Alula 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 HIP55203 (ξ UMa, HR 4375) in constellation UMa. ==Etymology and History== Applied in recent times from their ind-A name al-qafza al-ula, "the First Leap", and the Latin distinctions of "northern" and "southern," respectively. ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star..." Tag: Disambiguation links
• 17:3117:31, 17 May 2025 diff hist +1,140‎ N Aludra ‎ Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Aludra}} Aludra 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 HIP35904 (η CMa, HR 2827) in constellation CMa. ==Etymology and History== Applied in recent times from the alternative Arabic asterism name al-(udhra, "the Virginity", and (udhrat aljauza), "the Virginity [?] of al-jauza)", for ε, δ, η and ο2 CMa. The name (udhrat al-jauza), by tyin..." Tag: Disambiguation links
• 17:3017:30, 17 May 2025 diff hist +954‎ N Alterf ‎ Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Alterf}} Alterf 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 HIP46750 (λ Leo, HR 3773) in constellation Leo. ==Etymology and History== Applied in recent times from the ind-A lunar mansion name al-tarf, "the Glance," for κ Cnc and λ Leo, associated with the ind-A asterism al-asad, as if being located on that lion's eyes. ==Mythology== ==IAU Wo..." Tag: Disambiguation links
• 17:3017:30, 17 May 2025 diff hist +1,257‎ N Altais ‎ Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Altais}} Altais 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 HIP94376 (δ Dra, HR 7310) in constellation Dra. ==Etymology and History== Applied in recent times from a misreading of the script for the sci-A constellation name al-tinnin, "the Serpent," as it appeared incorrectly in a late sci-A star catalog, as part of the name for δ Dra. (The inco..." Tag: Disambiguation links
• 17:3017:30, 17 May 2025 diff hist +1,076‎ N Altair ‎ Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Altair}} Altair 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 HIP97649 (α Aql, HR 7557) in constellation Aql. ==Etymology and History== Applied with various spellings since medieval times, from an abbreviation of its Arabic name al-nars al-ta)ir, "the Flying Eagle (or Vulture)", alternatively used as an asterism name for α, β and γ Aql. The nam..." Tag: Disambiguation links
• 17:2917:29, 17 May 2025 diff hist +854‎ N Alshat ‎ Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Alshat}} Alshat 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 HIP100310 (ν Cap, HR 7773) in constellation Cap. ==Etymology and History== The Arabic term سعد الذابح, Saʿd al-Dhābiḥ, The Lucky Asterism of the Slaughterer (22 lunar station), consists of the 3 stars: α1, β and ν Cap. As α and β already have proper names, the corrupte..." Tag: Disambiguation links
• 17:2917:29, 17 May 2025 diff hist +1,124‎ N Alshain ‎ Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Alshain}} Alshain 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 HIP98036 (β Aql, HR 7602) in constellation Aql. ==Etymology and History== Applied in recent times (with a misreading in the second word) from abbreviating the Persian asterism name shahin-i tarazu, "the Scale Beam," for α, β and γ Aql. The Persian name, in turn, was a medieval tra..." Tag: Disambiguation links
• 17:2817:28, 17 May 2025 diff hist +290‎ Alsephina ‎No edit summary Tag: Visual edit: Switched
• 17:2617:26, 17 May 2025 diff hist +829‎ N Alsciaukat ‎ Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Alsciaukat}} Alsciaukat 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 HIP41075 (31 Lyn, HR 3275) in constellation Lyn. ==Etymology and History== misspelled Arabic الشوكة aš-šawkat (al-shaukat), The Thorn. The name obviously has nothing to do with the figure of the lynx (or historically sometimes called "Tiger" or "Tigris") that was invented..." Tag: Disambiguation links
• 17:2617:26, 17 May 2025 diff hist +822‎ N Alsafi ‎ Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Alsafi}} Alsafi 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 HIP96100 (σ Dra, HR 7462) in constellation Dra. ==Etymology and History== Alsafi is corrupted from Athāfi, erroneously transcribed from the Arabic plural Athāfiyy, by which the nomads designated the tripods of their open-air kitchens; one of these being imagined in σ, τ and υ [Dra]..." Tag: Disambiguation links
• 17:2517:25, 17 May 2025 diff hist +797‎ N Alruba ‎ Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Alruba}} Alruba 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 HIP86782 (, HR 6618) in constellation Dra. ==Etymology and History== Arabic الربع Al Rubaʽ translates "the foal" and specifically refers to a young camel born in the spring. The name was considered traditional by WGSN in 2018 as it is listed in Allen (1899). ==Mythology== ==IAU W..." Tag: Disambiguation links
• 17:2517:25, 17 May 2025 diff hist +1,530‎ N Alrescha ‎ Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Alrescha}} Alrescha 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 HIP9487 (α Psc, HR 596) in constellation Psc. ==Etymology and History== From the ind-A lunar mansion name al-risha', "the Cord," for β And. Wrongly transferred to α Psc in recent times. According to a sci-A source, the ind-A al-risha' included, in a larger sense, two curving lines..." Tag: Disambiguation links
• 17:2517:25, 17 May 2025 diff hist +843‎ N Alrakis ‎ Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Alrakis}} Alrakis 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 HIP83608 (μ Dra, HR 6370) in constellation Dra. ==Etymology and History== Applied in recent times from its ind-A name al-raqis, "the Trotting Camel." ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star Names== The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN on 2017/02/01. ==Weblinks== * Website of the..." Tag: Disambiguation links
• 17:2417:24, 17 May 2025 diff hist +593‎ N Alpherg ‎ Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Alpherg}} Alpherg 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 HIP7097 (η Psc, HR 437) in constellation Psc. ==Etymology and History== ==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/ ==Reference== *References|References (gener..." Tag: Disambiguation links
• 17:2417:24, 17 May 2025 diff hist +1,364‎ N Alpheratz ‎ Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Alpheratz}} Alpheratz 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 HIP677 (α And, HR 15) in constellation And. ==Etymology and History== The specific origin of this name is unclear. It may represent a transfer from β Peg, where alferaz and other variants were applied in medieval times as abbreviations for β Peg's Arabic name mankib al-faras, "t..." Tag: Disambiguation links
• 17:2117:21, 17 May 2025 diff hist +991‎ N Alphecca ‎ Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Alphecca}} Alphecca 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 HIP76267. (α CrB, HR 5793) in constellation CrB. ==Etymology and History== Applied in medieval times from the ind-A asterism name al-fakka, for Corona Borealis. The Arabic name, from the root f-k-k, "to separate, break up, etc.," apparently refers to this asterism's shape: an incomp..." Tag: Disambiguation links
• 17:2117:21, 17 May 2025 diff hist +964‎ N Alphard ‎ Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Alphard}} Alphard 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 HIP46390. (α Hya, HR 3748) in constellation Hya. ==Etymology and History== Applied in medieval times from its ind-A name al-fard, "the Solitary One," descriptive of this star's standing out among the surrounding dim stars. (See the same word in the plural, with ζ CMa.) ==Mythology==..." Tag: Disambiguation links
• 17:2117:21, 17 May 2025 diff hist +978‎ N Alniyat ‎ Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Alniyat}} Alniyat 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 HIP80112. (σ Sco, HR 6084) in constellation Sco. ==Etymology and History== Applied in recent times from the ind-A name al-niyat, "the Arteries", for σ and τ Sco. α Sco, between the arteries, was the ind-A qalb al'aqrab, "the Scorpion's Heart" (all were part of the ind-A Scorpion)...." Tag: Disambiguation links
• 17:2017:20, 17 May 2025 diff hist +916‎ N Alnitak ‎ Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Alnitak}} Alnitak 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 HIP26727. (ζ Ori, HR 1948) in constellation Ori. ==Etymology and History== Applied in recent times from an abbreviation of the ind-A asterism name nitaq al-jauza, "the Belt (or Girdle) of al-jauza," for δ, ε, and ζ Ori. ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star Names== The name w..." Tag: Disambiguation links
• 17:2017:20, 17 May 2025 diff hist +879‎ N Alnilam ‎ Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Alnilam}} Alnilam 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 HIP26311. (ε Ori, HR 1903) in constellation Ori. ==Etymology and History== Applied in recent times from the ind-A asterism name al-nizam, "the String of Pearls," for δ, ε, and ζ Ori. ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star Names== The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN on 2016/07..." Tag: Disambiguation links
• 17:1717:17, 17 May 2025 diff hist +24‎ Alnasl ‎No edit summary
• 17:1517:15, 17 May 2025 diff hist +904‎ N Alnasl ‎ Created page with "Alnasl 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 HIP88635. (γ2 Sgr, HR 6746) in constellation Sgr. ==Etymology and History== Applied in recent times from its late Arabic name al-nasl, "the Point," in turn an abbreviation of the Arabic Almagest's nasl al-sahm, "the Point of the Arrow." ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star Names== The name was adopted b..." Tag: Disambiguation links
• 17:1317:13, 17 May 2025 diff hist +641‎ Alnair (النائر) ‎No edit summary Tag: Disambiguation links
• 17:1117:11, 17 May 2025 diff hist +1,424‎ N Almach ‎ Created page with "Almach 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 HIP9640. (γ And, HR 603) in constellation And. ==Etymology and History== The formation of this name begins with the Arabic name for this star: ʿanaq al-ard, "the Caracal" (a black-eared feline predator found in the Middle East). The Arabs also gave the name in short form as al-ʿanaq, which became translitera..." Tag: Disambiguation links
• 17:1117:11, 17 May 2025 diff hist +853‎ N Almaaz ‎ Created page with "Almaaz 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 HIP23416. (ε Aur, HR 1605) in constellation Aur. ==Etymology and History== The Arabic term المعز (al-maʽaz) can refer to the plural "goats" but has also been interpreted as a He-Goat (contrasting Capella, the She-Goat). Allen (1899, 90) cites Hyde's 1665 translation of Ulugh Beg with this term for a grou..." Tag: Disambiguation links
• 17:1017:10, 17 May 2025 diff hist +847‎ N Alkes ‎ Created page with "Alkes 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 HIP53740. (α Crt, HR 4287) in constellation Crt. ==Etymology and History== Applied with various spellings since medieval times, from the sci-A constellation name al-ka's, "the (Wine) Cup," for Crater. ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star Names== The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN on 2016/09/12. ==Web..." Tag: Disambiguation links
• 17:1017:10, 17 May 2025 diff hist +661‎ N Alkarab ‎ Created page with "Alkarab 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 HIP115623. (υ Peg, HR 8905) in constellation Peg. ==Etymology and History== traditional Arabic name Al Karab, The Bucket-rope, was an asterism consisting of τ and υ Peg ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star Names== The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN on 2017/09/05. ==Weblinks== * Website of the IAU..." Tag: Disambiguation links
• 17:1017:10, 17 May 2025 diff hist +694‎ N Alkaphrah ‎ Created page with "Alkaphrah 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 HIP44471. (κ UMa, HR 3594) in constellation UMa. ==Etymology and History== corrupted spelling of Arabic القفزة al-qafzah "the leap" of the Indigenous Arabic group of gazelle asterisms preserved in Ibn Qutaybah. ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star Names== The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN on..." Tag: Disambiguation links
• 17:0917:09, 17 May 2025 diff hist +1,342‎ N Alkalurops ‎ Created page with "Alkalurops 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 HIP75411. (μ Boo, HR 5733) in constellation Boo. ==Etymology and History== The formation of this name begins with one of the words used by Ptolemy to describe this star in the Almagest: κολλόροβον, "club", rarely used as "sphepherd's staff". This word was transliterated into Arabic as qulurubus, a..." Tag: Disambiguation links
• 17:0917:09, 17 May 2025 diff hist +869‎ N Alkaid ‎ Created page with "Alkaid 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 HIP67301. (η UMa, HR 5191) in constellation UMa. ==Etymology and History== Applied with various spellings since medieval times, from its ind-A name al-qa'id, "the Leader" (probably as leader of the Daughters of the Bier). ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star Names== The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN..." Tag: Disambiguation links
• 17:0917:09, 17 May 2025 diff hist +785‎ N Aljanah ‎ Created page with "Aljanah 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 HIP102488. (ε Cyg, HR 7949) in constellation Cyg. ==Etymology and History== The star used to be commonly named Gienah (cf. Kunitzsch and Smart 2006, Allen 1899) which derives from Arabic al-Janāḥ, The Wing, based on Almagest translations. WGSN adopted the original Arabic word instead of the corrupted one...." Tag: Disambiguation links
• 17:0817:08, 17 May 2025 diff hist +1,385‎ N Alioth ‎ Created page with "Alioth 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 HIP62956. (ε UMa, HR 4905) in constellation UMa. ==Etymology and History== Ultimately from its ind-A name al-jaun, "the Black Horse, or Bull," which became corrupted even in Arabic sources (where some of the corruptions carried other meanings). For example, in the Arabic manuscript of the Almagest that was tra..." Tag: Disambiguation links
• 17:0817:08, 17 May 2025 diff hist +908‎ N Alhena ‎ Created page with "Alhena 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 HIP31681. (γ Gem, HR 2421) in constellation Gem. ==Etymology and History== Applied in recent times from the ind-A lunar mansion name al-bana, possibly meaning "the Mark on the Neck of a Camel," for γ and ξ Gem, or alternatively for γ, ξ, η, μ, and v Gem. ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star Names=..." Tag: Disambiguation links
• 17:0817:08, 17 May 2025 diff hist +914‎ N Algorab ‎ Created page with "Algorab 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 HIP60965. (δ Crv, HR 4757) in constellation Crv. ==Etymology and History== From an abbreviation of the sci-A name janab al-ghurab, "the Raven's Wing," for γ Crv. Transferred to δ Crv in Renaissance times (both γ and δ were on the Raven's wings in the Almagest). ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star..." Tag: Disambiguation links
• 17:0717:07, 17 May 2025 diff hist +951‎ N Algol ‎ Created page with "Algol 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 HIP14576. (β Per, HR 936) in constellation Per. ==Etymology and History== Applied in medieval times from an abbreviation of its sci-A name ras al-ghul "the Demon's Head" (for Ptolemy's Gorgon-head). "Algol" is one of the oldest Arabic star names applied in the West, from the end of the 10th century A.D. ==Myth..." Tag: Disambiguation links
• 17:0717:07, 17 May 2025 diff hist +879‎ N Algieba ‎ Created page with "Algieba 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 HIP50583. (γ1 Leo, HR 4057) in constellation Leo. ==Etymology and History== Applied in recent times from the ind-A lunar mansion name al-jabha "the Forehead," for ζ, γ, η, and α Leo, associated with the ind-A asterism al-asad. ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star Names== The name was adopted by the..." Tag: Disambiguation links
• 17:0717:07, 17 May 2025 diff hist +825‎ N Algenib ‎ Created page with "Algenib 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 HIP1067. (γ Peg, HR 39) in constellation Peg. ==Etymology and History== From the sci-A name al-janb, "the Side," for α Per. Wrongly transferred to γ Peg in Renaissance times. ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star Names== The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN on 2016/06/30. ==Weblinks== * Website of t..." Tag: Disambiguation links
• 17:0617:06, 17 May 2025 diff hist +869‎ N Algedi ‎ Created page with "Algedi 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 HIP100064. (α2 Cep, HR 7754) in constellation Cep. ==Etymology and History== Reapplied in recent times (from its older medieval spelling), from the scientific Arabic constellation name al-jady, "the Kid," for Capricornus. ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star Names== The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN..." Tag: Disambiguation links
• 17:0617:06, 17 May 2025 diff hist +1,154‎ N Alfirk ‎ Created page with "Alfirk 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 HIP106032. (β Cep, HR 8238) in constellation Cep. ==Etymology and History== Applied in recent times from an abbreviation of the ind-A names kaukaba al-firq (for α and β Cep ), and kawakib al-firq (for α, β , and η Cep). kaukaba and kawakib mean "two stars" and "stars" (more than two), respectively, but th..." Tag: Disambiguation links
• 17:0517:05, 17 May 2025 diff hist +26‎ Alfarasalkamil (الفرس الكامل) ‎No edit summary
• 17:0517:05, 17 May 2025 diff hist +44‎ Alfarasalkamil (الفرس الكامل) ‎No edit summary