Tejat
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Authors: IAU-WGSN Etymology Group, Susanne M Hoffmann, Youla Azkarrula
| Asterism Info | |
| Native | al-tahayi |
|---|---|
| Position (2000) | |
| Right ascension | 95.74011193 |
| Declination | 22.51358275 |
| Area | 0 sq. deg. |
| Stars | |
| Bright stars | 1 |
| Bayer/Flamsteed stars | 1 |
| Stars brighter than 3.00m | 0 |
| Brightest star | Tejat (2.87m) |
| Taxonomy | |
| category of asterism | IAU-Star Name |
| IAU- constellations | Gem |
Tejat 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 HIP 30343 (μ Gem, HR 2286) in constellation Gem.
Etymology and History
From the Arabic word tihyat, said to be the singular form of al-tahayi, an ind-A name of unknown meaning and disputed identification. In some sources, the plural al-tahayi is assigned to η, μ, and v Gem. As originally applied in recent times, η was Tejat Prior, and μ was Tejat Posterior.
Mythology
IAU Working Group on Star Names
The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN on 2017/02/01.
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.
