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IanRidpath: Typos

2026-02-17T17:46:32Z

Typos

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	\|ὁ λαμπρὸς τῶν Ῥάδων ἐπὶ τοῦ νοτίου ὀφθαλμοῦ ὑπόκιρρος		\|ὁ λαμπρὸς τῶν Ῥάδων ἐπὶ τοῦ νοτίου ὀφθαλμοῦ ὑπόκιρρος
	\|The stars in the face, called 'the Hyades': the bright star ~~ofthe~~ Hyades, the ~~reddishone~~ on the southern eye		\|The stars in the face, called 'the Hyades': the bright star of the Hyades, the reddish one on the southern eye
	\|α Tau		\|α Tau
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	\|ὁ λοιπὸς καὶ ἐπὶ τοῦ βορεύου ὀφθαλμοῦ		\|ὁ λοιπὸς καὶ ἐπὶ τοῦ βορεύου ὀφθαλμοῦ
	\|The stars in the face, called 'the Hyades': the remaining one, on the ~~nordlern~~ eye		\|The stars in the face, called 'the Hyades': the remaining one, on the northern eye
	\|ε Tau		\|ε Tau
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	The ~~fact~~ of [[Taurus]], the Bull, consists of two eyes, nostrils and other stars in the Hyadres star cluster. So, the name "Eye" can be a direct translation from Ancient Greek to Arabic.		The face of [[Taurus]], the Bull, consists of two eyes, nostrils and other stars in the Hyadres star cluster. So, the name "Eye" can be a direct translation from Ancient Greek to Arabic.

	==Mythology==		==Mythology==

Sushoff at 13:15, 21 January 2026

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	[[File:Ain profileCard SadeghFaghanpour-IAU-WGSN.jpg\|thumb\|Ain - profile card (CC BY Sadegh Faghanpour for IAU-WGSN).]]		[[File:Ain profileCard SadeghFaghanpour-IAU-WGSN.jpg\|thumb\|Ain - profile card (CC BY Sadegh Faghanpour for IAU-WGSN).]]
	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 HIP 20889 (ε Tau, HR 1409) in constellation Tau.		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 HIP 20889 (ε Tau, HR 1409) in constellation Tau.

Sushoff at 19:43, 5 November 2025

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	==Etymology and History==		==Etymology and History==

	Kunitzsch and Smart (2006) think, the name is an abbreviation of the scholarly Arabic in mediaeval times, name ''ain al-thaur'', "the Bull's Eye", for α Tau which was applied to ε Tau in recent times. However, Ptolemy had α Tau the southern eye, and ε Tau on the northern eye.		Kunitzsch and Smart (2006)<ref>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.</ref> think, the name is an abbreviation of the scholarly Arabic in mediaeval times, name ''ain al-thaur'', "the Bull's Eye", for α Tau which was applied to ε Tau in recent times. However, Ptolemy had α Tau the southern eye, and ε Tau on the northern eye.

	=== Ptolemy's Almagest (~135 CE) ===		=== Ptolemy's Almagest (~135 CE) ===

Sushoff at 19:42, 5 November 2025

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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 HIP 20889 (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 α Tau. Applied to ε Tau in recent times (Ptolemy had α Tau the southern eye, and ε Tau on the northern eye).
+Kunitzsch and Smart (2006) think, the name is an abbreviation of the scholarly Arabic in mediaeval times, name ''ain al-thaur'', "the Bull's Eye", for α Tau which was applied to ε Tau in recent times. However, 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.
+The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN on 2015/12/15. The star is a yellow giant with a confirmed exoplanet which was named simultaneously with the star (Amateru).  <gallery>
 ==Weblinks==

IanRidpath at 08:28, 18 June 2025

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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.		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 HIP 20889 (ε Tau, HR 1409) in constellation Tau.

	==Etymology and History==		==Etymology and History==

	From an abbreviation of the sci-A name ain al-thaur "the Bull's Eye," for α Tau. Applied to ε Tau in recent times (Ptolemy had α Tau the southern eye, and ε Tau on the northern eye).		From an abbreviation of the sci-A name ain al-thaur, "the Bull's Eye", for α Tau. Applied to ε Tau in recent times (Ptolemy had α Tau the southern eye, and ε Tau on the northern eye).

	==Mythology==		==Mythology==

IanRidpath: Alpha, not a

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Alpha, not a

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	==Etymology and History==		==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).		From an abbreviation of the sci-A name ain al-thaur "the Bull's Eye," for α Tau. Applied to ε Tau in recent times (Ptolemy had α Tau the southern eye, and ε Tau on the northern eye).

	==Mythology==		==Mythology==

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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|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.

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