Ain
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Ain 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 HIP20889. (ε Tau, HR 1409) in constellation Tau.
Etymology and History
From an abbreviation of the sci-A name ain al-thaur "the Bull's Eye," for a Tau. Applied to ε Tau in recent times (Ptolemy had α Tau the southern eye, and ε Tau on the northern eye).
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
- References (general)
- Kunitzsch, Paul; Smart, Tim (2006). A Dictionary of Modern star Names: A Short Guide to 254 Star Names and Their Derivations (2nd rev. ed.). Cambridge, Massachusetts: Sky Pub.
