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• 10:19, 19 May 2025 Sushoff talk contribs created page Peacock (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Peacock}} Peacock 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 HIP100751 (α Pav, HR 7790) in constellation Pav. ==Etymology and History== Invented for The Air Almanac of the HM Nautical Almanac Office ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star Names== The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN on 2016/07/20. ==Weblinks== * Website of the IAU WGSN:...") Tag: Disambiguation links
• 10:19, 19 May 2025 Sushoff talk contribs created page Parumleo (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Parumleo}} Parumleo 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 HIPIntegerPart[] (, WASP-32) in constellation Psc. ==Etymology and History== Parumleo is a modern Pseudo-Latin term with the intended meaning "little lion", symbolising Singapore's struggle for independence. ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star Names== The name was adopted by t...") Tag: Disambiguation links
• 10:19, 19 May 2025 Sushoff talk contribs created page Paikauhale (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Paikauhale}} Paikauhale is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Hawaii'ian. It is the name of HIP81266 (τ Sco, HR 6165) in constellation Sco. ==Etymology and History== Au-haele, Hōkū-‘ula and Paikauhale are documented as three stars in a line, running from north to south. Two of the most reliable sources—Mary Puku‘i and Rubellite Johnson—both identify Hōk...") Tag: Disambiguation links
• 10:01, 19 May 2025 Sushoff talk contribs created page Orkaria (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Orkaria}} Orkaria is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Maa. It is the name of HIPIntegerPart[] (, GJ 1214) in constellation Oph. ==Etymology and History== Orkaria refers to the red ochre commonly donned by young Maa warriors during cultural ceremonies and alludes to the colour of GJ 1214. ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star Names== The name was adopted by t...") Tag: Disambiguation links
• 10:01, 19 May 2025 Sushoff talk contribs created page Okab (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
• 10:00, 19 May 2025 Sushoff talk contribs created page Ogma (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Ogma}} Ogma 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 HIP80838 (, HD 149026) in constellation Her. ==Etymology and History== Ogma was a deity of eloquence, writing, and great physical strength in the Celtic mythologies of Ireland and Scotland, and may be related to the Gallo-Roman deity "Ogmios". ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star Names=...") Tag: Disambiguation links
• 10:00, 19 May 2025 Sushoff talk contribs created page Nyamien (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Nyamien}} Nyamien 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 HIPIntegerPart[] (, WASP-15) in constellation Cen. ==Etymology and History== Nyamien refers to the supreme creator deity of Akan mythology. ==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: ht...") Tag: Disambiguation links
• 10:00, 19 May 2025 Sushoff talk contribs created page Nushagak (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Nushagak}} Nushagak 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 HIP13192 (, HD 17156) in constellation Cas. ==Etymology and History== Nushagak is a regional river near Dilingham, Alaska, which is famous for its wild salmon that sustain local Indigenous communities. ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star Names== The name was adopted by the IAU...") Tag: Disambiguation links
• 09:59, 19 May 2025 Sushoff talk contribs created page Nusakan (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Nusakan}} Nusakan 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 HIP75695 (β CrB, HR 5747) in constellation CrB. ==Etymology and History== Applied in recent times from the collective ind-A name al-nasaqan, "the Two Lines [of stars]" for two asterisms in today's Hercules, Serpens, Ophiuchus, and Lyra. al-nasaqan originally marked the boundaries of t...") Tag: Disambiguation links
• 09:56, 19 May 2025 Sushoff talk contribs created page Nosaxa (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Nosaxa}} Nosaxa is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Moqoit. It is the name of HIP31895 (, HD 48265) in constellation Pup. ==Etymology and History== Nosaxa means spring in the Moqoit language. The word comes from a combination of nosahuec, which means renew, and ñaaxa, which means year. ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star Names== The name was adopted by th...") Tag: Disambiguation links
• 09:56, 19 May 2025 Sushoff talk contribs created page Noquisi (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Noquisi}} Noquisi is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Cherokee. It is the name of HIPIntegerPart[] (, GJ 436) in constellation Leo. ==Etymology and History== “Noquisi” (ᏃᏈᏏ, No-Kwee-See) is the Cherokee word for “star”. ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star Names== The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN on 2023/08/01. ==Weblinks== * Website of...") Tag: Disambiguation links
• 09:56, 19 May 2025 Sushoff talk contribs created page Nikawiy (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Nikawiy}} Nikawiy is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Cree language. It is the name of HIP74961 (, HD 136418) in constellation Boo. ==Etymology and History== Nikawiy is the word for mother in the Indigenous Cree language of Canada. ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star Names== The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN on 2019/12/17. ==Weblinks== * Website of th...") Tag: Disambiguation links
• 09:55, 19 May 2025 Sushoff talk contribs created page Nihal (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Nihal}} Nihal 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 HIP25606 (β Lep, HR 1829) in constellation Lep. ==Etymology and History== Applied in recent times from the ind-A asterism name al-nihal "the Camels Beginning to Quench Their Thirst" for α, β, γ and δ Lep. ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star Names== The name was adopted by the...") Tag: Disambiguation links
• 09:52, 19 May 2025 Sushoff talk contribs created page Nervia (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Nervia}} Nervia 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 HIP32916 (, HD 49674) in constellation Aur. ==Etymology and History== Nervia, adapted from Nervii, was a prominent Belgian Celtic tribe. ==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:...") Tag: Disambiguation links
• 09:51, 19 May 2025 Sushoff talk contribs created page Nenque (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Nenque}} Nenque is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Waorani. It is the name of HIP5054 (, HD 6434) in constellation Phe. ==Etymology and History== Nenque means the Sun in the language spoken by the Indigenous Waorani tribes of the Amazon regions of Ecuador. ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star Names== The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN on 2019/12/17. ==...") Tag: Disambiguation links
• 09:51, 19 May 2025 Sushoff talk contribs created page Nembus (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Nembus}} Nembus is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is uncertain, perhaps Latin?. It is the name of HIP7607 (51 And, HR 464) in constellation And. ==Etymology and History== Name appears in Bayer's (1603) Uranometria for Upsilon Per (later designated 51 And), which he states is of Arab origin, however the name appears to be Latin not Arabic. From the description it ap...") Tag: Disambiguation links
• 09:50, 19 May 2025 Sushoff talk contribs created page Nekkar (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Nekkar}} Nekkar is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is corrupted. It is the name of HIP73555 (β Boo, HR 5602) in constellation Boo. ==Etymology and History== Applied in recent times from a misreading of the Arabic constellation name al-baqqar, "the Ox-driver", for Boötes. ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star Names== The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN on 20...") Tag: Disambiguation links
• 09:49, 19 May 2025 Sushoff talk contribs created page Natasha (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Natasha}} Natasha is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Zambian. It is the name of HIP48235 (, HD 85390) in constellation Vel. ==Etymology and History== Natasha means "thank you" in many languages of Zambia. ==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...") Tag: Disambiguation links
• 09:49, 19 May 2025 Sushoff talk contribs created page Násti (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Násti}} Násti is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Northern Sami. It is the name of HIP40687 (, HD 68988) in constellation UMa. ==Etymology and History== Násti means star in the Northern Sami language of Norway. ==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:...") Tag: Disambiguation links
• 09:49, 19 May 2025 Sushoff talk contribs created page Nashira (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Nashira}} Nashira 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 HIP106985 (γ Cap, HR 8278) in constellation Cap. ==Etymology and History== Applied in recent times from the ind-A name sa<d nashira, for γ and δ Cap. Its meaning is unknown. As originally applied, γ was "Nashira Prima" and δ was "Nashira Posterior." ==Mythology== ==IAU Working G...") Tag: Disambiguation links
• 09:48, 19 May 2025 Sushoff talk contribs created page Naos (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Naos}} Naos 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 HIP39429 (ζ Pup, HR 3165) in constellation Pup. ==Etymology and History== Applied in recent times from the word ναῦς, Greek for the "ship", used in one Renaissance discussion as a name for the ancient constellation Argo (since divided into Puppis, Carina, and Vela). ==Mythology== ==IA...") Tag: Disambiguation links
• 09:48, 19 May 2025 Sushoff talk contribs created page Naledi (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Naledi}} Naledi is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Sesotho, Se Tswana and SePedi. It is the name of HIPIntegerPart[] (, WASP-62) in constellation Dor. ==Etymology and History== Naledi means star in the Sesotho, SeTswana and SePedi languages and is typically given as a name to girls in the hope that they will bring light, joy and peace to their communities. ==Myt...") Tag: Disambiguation links
• 09:48, 19 May 2025 Sushoff talk contribs created page Nahn (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Nahn}} Nahn 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 HIP44946 (ξ Cnc, HR 3627) in constellation Cnc. ==Etymology and History== "Nahn", the Persian term for "Nose", given to ξ Cnc in the NASA Memorandum by Rhoads (1971). ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star Names== The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN on 2018/06/01. ==Weblinks== * W...") Tag: Disambiguation links
• 09:47, 19 May 2025 Sushoff talk contribs created page Muspelheim (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Muspelheim}} Muspelheim is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Old Norse. It is the name of the star HAT-P-29 in constellation Per. ==Etymology and History== Muspelheim is the Norse mythological realm of fire. The first gods used the sparks of Muspelheim to form the sun, moon, planets, and stars. ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star Names== The name was adopte...") Tag: Disambiguation links
• 09:46, 19 May 2025 Sushoff talk contribs created page Musica (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Musica}} Musica 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 HIP103527 (18 Del, HR 8030) in constellation Del. ==Etymology and History== Musica is Latin for "music". ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star Names== The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN on 2015/12/15. ==Weblinks== * Website of the IAU WGSN: https://exopla.net/ ==Reference== *...") Tag: Disambiguation links
• 09:46, 19 May 2025 Sushoff talk contribs created page Muscida (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Muscida}} Muscida 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 HIP41704 (ο UMa, HR 3323) in constellation UMa. ==Etymology and History== Almagestum 1515: "illa quae est supra extremitatem Musciae" - Bayer (1603) "in naso, barbaris muscida." - attributed to "Barbarians" ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star Names== The name was adopted by the...") Tag: Disambiguation links
• 09:45, 19 May 2025 Sushoff talk contribs created page Muphrid (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Muphrid}} Muphrid 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 HIP67927 (η Boo, HR 5235) in constellation Boo. ==Etymology and History== The formation of this name begins with the ancient Arabic name for α Boo: al-simak al-ramih, "the Lance-bearing simak" (the meaning of simak is uncertain). It seems that later Arabic poets expanded upon this na...") Tag: Disambiguation links
• 09:45, 19 May 2025 Sushoff talk contribs created page Muliphein (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Muliphein}} Muliphein 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 HIP34045 (γ CMa, HR 2657) in constellation CMa. ==Etymology and History== The formation of this name begins with the Arabic names hadari and al-wazn. In Arabic discussions of these names it came to be said that they were muhlifan, meaning "two [things] causing dispute [in this cas...") Tag: Disambiguation links
• 09:45, 19 May 2025 Sushoff talk contribs created page Mpingo (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Mpingo}} Mpingo 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 HIPIntegerPart[] (, WASP-71) in constellation Cet. ==Etymology and History== Mpingo is a famous tree that grows in southern Tanzania and produces ebony wood used for musical instruments and curios. ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star Names== The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN on...") Tag: Disambiguation links
• 09:45, 19 May 2025 Sushoff talk contribs created page Mouhoun (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Mouhoun}} Mouhoun 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 HIP22491 (, HD 30856) in constellation Eri. ==Etymology and History== Mouhoun, also called Volta Noire, is the largest river in Burkina Faso and plays an important role in the lives of the people in the areas it passes through. ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star Names== The name...") Tag: Disambiguation links
• 09:44, 19 May 2025 Sushoff talk contribs created page Mothallah (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Mothallah}} Mothallah 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 HIP8796 (α Tri, HR 544) in constellation Tri. ==Etymology and History== Applied in recent times from the sci-A constellation name al-muthallath, "the Triangle," for Triangulum. ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star Names== The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN on 2016/08/21....") Tag: Disambiguation links
• 09:44, 19 May 2025 Sushoff talk contribs created page Moriah (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Moriah}} Moriah 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 HIPIntegerPart[] (, HAT-P-23) in constellation Del. ==Etymology and History== Moriah is an ancient name for the mountain within the Old City of Jerusalem. ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star Names== The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN on 2019/12/17. ==Weblinks== * Website of the...") Tag: Disambiguation links
• 09:44, 19 May 2025 Sushoff talk contribs created page Morava (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Morava}} Morava is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Serbian. It is the name of HIPIntegerPart[] (, WASP-60) in constellation Peg. ==Etymology and History== Morava is the longest river system in Serbia. ==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
• 09:43, 19 May 2025 Sushoff talk contribs created page Montuno (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Montuno}} Montuno 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[] (, WASP-79) in constellation Eri. ==Etymology and History== Montuno is the traditional costume the man wears in the “El Punto”, a Panamanian dance in which a man and woman dance to the sound of drums. ==Mythology== ==IAU Working Group on Star Names== The name wa...") Tag: Disambiguation links
• 09:43, 19 May 2025 Sushoff talk contribs created page Mönch (Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:Mönch}} Mönch is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is German. It is the name of HIP72339 (, HD 130322) in constellation Vir. ==Etymology and History== Mönch is one of the prominent peaks of the Bernese Alps in Switzerland. ==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...") Tag: Disambiguation links
• 09:43, 19 May 2025 Sushoff talk contribs created page Moldoveanu (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 Sushoff talk contribs created page Mizar (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 Sushoff talk contribs created page Misam (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 Sushoff talk contribs created page Mirzam (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 Sushoff talk contribs created page Mirfak (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 Sushoff talk contribs created page Miram (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 Sushoff talk contribs created page Mirach (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 Sushoff talk contribs created page Mira (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 Sushoff talk contribs created page Mintaka (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 Sushoff talk contribs created page Minelauva (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 Sushoff talk contribs created page Minchir (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 Sushoff talk contribs created page Mimosa (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 Sushoff talk contribs created page Miaplacidus (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 Sushoff talk contribs created page Mesarthim (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 Sushoff talk contribs created page Merope (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