Khambalia
From All Skies Encyclopaedia
Authors: Susanne M Hoffmann, Youla Azkarrula
| Asterism Info | |
| Native | Khambalia |
|---|---|
| Translation | Crooked-clawed |
| Position (2000) | |
| Right ascension | 214.7774695 |
| Declination | -13.3710913 |
| Area | 0 sq. deg. |
| Stars | |
| Bright stars | 1 |
| Bayer/Flamsteed stars | 1 |
| Stars brighter than 3.00m | 0 |
| Brightest star | Khambalia (4.52m) |
| Taxonomy | |
| category of asterism | IAU-Star Name |
| IAU- constellations | Vir |
Khambalia is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Coptic. It is the name of HIP 69974 (λ Vir, HR 5359) in constellation Vir.
Etymology and History
The Coptic (Egyptian) term Khambalia means "Crooked-clawed" (perhaps designating an agricultural device or symbol of secret knowledge); it was used in mantic texts for the star in the foot of Virgo.
Mythology
IAU Working Group on Star Names
The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN on 2017/09/05.
Weblinks
- Website of the IAU WGSN: https://exopla.net/
Reference
- References (general)
- Greswell (1852)
