Satabhisa

A brief information (language, culture of origin)

Etymology and History

This is Lambda Aquraius, identified with Śatabhiṣa, (Śatabhiṣaj; Śatabhiṣak) the 24th star among the 27 identified to mark the movement of the moon. This system of marking the path of the moon (and the sun) has been prevalent for almost 5000 years since the epics and older texts on astronomy mention the 27 stars.

IAU Working Group Star Names

The name was discussed and approved by the IAU WGSN in 202x. As this star is already named ..., the WGSN chose ... (not to apply/ to apply the name to a neighbouring star/ to ...) in the IAU-CSN.