Toliman

Toliman 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 HIP71681 (α Cen, HR 5460) in constellation Cen.

Etymology and History

Applied in recent times from some ind-A name al-zulman, "the Ostriches." Stars in today's Centaurus were variously identified with one or more ostriches by the ind-Arabs, but what star or stars were originally designated is unknown.

IAU Working Group on Star Names

The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN on 2018/08/10.

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.