Al-Waṣl - Revision history

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	'''al-Waṣl''' (Arabic: الوَصْل), “the Joint or Connection” is an Arabic name for the sky region between al-Naʿām al-Wārid”, the incoming ostriches and al-Naʿām alṢādir”, the outgoing ostriches in [[Sagittarius]].		'''al-Waṣl''' (Arabic: الوَصْل), “the Joint or Connection” is an Arabic name for the sky region between al-Naʿām al-Wārid”, the incoming ostriches and al-Naʿām alṢādir”, the outgoing ostriches in [[Sagittarius]].

	Alwasl is a modern IAU-star name for HIP 91014 in [[Sagittarius]] since August 2026.		'''Alwasl''' (simplified modern spelling variant) is a modern IAU-star name for HIP 91014 in [[Sagittarius]] since August 2026.

	==Provenance, Etymology, History==		==Provenance, Etymology, History==

Ericmamajek: /* IAU Working Group Star Names */

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IAU Working Group Star Names

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	In August 2026, the name '''Alwasl''' was proposed and adopted by IAU WGSN for the star [https://simbad.cds.unistra.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=HD+171034 HIP 91014 (HR 6960, HD 171034, ALS 15060, 2MASS J18335776-3300595, Gaia DR3 6735126993600519168)] in Sagittarius. Alwasl has apparent V magnitude of 5.28 and lies 366 parsecs away ([https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1997ESASP1200.....E/abstract ESA 1997], [https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2021AJ....161..147B/abstract Bailer-Jones et al. 2021]), and is a slowly pulsating B star variable of spectral type B2IV-V ([https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2020MNRAS.493.5871B/abstract Balona] [https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2020MNRAS.493.5871B/abstract & Ozuyar 2020], [https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1969ApJ...157..313H/abstract Hiltner, Garrison & Schild 1969]).		In August 2026, the name '''Alwasl''' was proposed and adopted by IAU WGSN for the star [https://simbad.cds.unistra.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=HD+171034 HIP 91014 (HR 6960, HD 171034, ALS 15060, 2MASS J18335776-3300595, Gaia DR3 6735126993600519168)] in Sagittarius. Alwasl has apparent V magnitude of 5.28 and lies 366 parsecs away ([https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1997ESASP1200.....E/abstract ESA 1997], [https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2021AJ....161..147B/abstract Bailer-Jones et al. 2021]), and is a slowly pulsating B star variable of spectral type B2IV-V ([https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2020MNRAS.493.5871B/abstract Balona] [https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2020MNRAS.493.5871B/abstract & Ozuyar 2020], [https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1969ApJ...157..313H/abstract Hiltner, Garrison & Schild 1969]).

	The star is a tight binary, first reported by [https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2010MNRAS.405.2439O/abstract Oudmaijer & Parr (2010)], and IDed as OUD 7 and WDS J18340-3301 in the [https://astro.gsu.edu/wds/ Washington Double Star catalog].		The star is a tight binary, first reported by [https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2010MNRAS.405.2439O/abstract Oudmaijer & Parr (2010)], and IDed as OUD 7 and WDS J18340-3301 in the [https://astro.gsu.edu/wds/ Washington Double Star catalog]. The companion was recently reported to be at separation 0.245 arcseconds as of 2022, and its brightness is approximately 5.5 mag fainter than A in the Gemini/Zorro 562nm band (close to Johnson V), i.e. roughly 0.6% the brightness of the primary ([https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2025AJ....169..226M/abstract Mendez et al. 2025]). The name Alwasl applies to the primary.

	The companion was recently reported to be at separation 0.245 arcseconds as of 2022, and its brightness is approximately 5.5 mag fainter than A in the Gemini/Zorro 562nm band (close to Johnson V), i.e. roughly 0.6% the brightness of the primary ([https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2025AJ....169..226M/abstract Mendez et al. 2025]). The name Alwasl applies to the primary.

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Ericmamajek: added info on star

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	==IAU Working Group Star Names==		==IAU Working Group Star Names==

	In 2026, the name Alwasl was suggested as a star ~~name in~~ the ~~area that is covered~~ by ~~the historical asterism~~.		In 2026, the name Alwasl was suggested to apply to a previously unnamed naked eye star within the quadrilateral asterism defined by δ, ε, ζ, and φ Sgr.

	~~WGSN decided in~~ August 2026 to name HIP 91014 Alwasl.		In August 2026, the name '''Alwasl''' was proposed and adopted by IAU WGSN for the star [https://simbad.cds.unistra.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=HD+171034 HIP 91014 (HR 6960, HD 171034, ALS 15060, 2MASS J18335776-3300595, Gaia DR3 6735126993600519168)] in Sagittarius. Alwasl has apparent V magnitude of 5.28 and lies 366 parsecs away ([https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1997ESASP1200.....E/abstract ESA 1997], [https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2021AJ....161..147B/abstract Bailer-Jones et al. 2021]), and is a slowly pulsating B star variable of spectral type B2IV-V ([https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2020MNRAS.493.5871B/abstract Balona] [https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2020MNRAS.493.5871B/abstract & Ozuyar 2020], [https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1969ApJ...157..313H/abstract Hiltner, Garrison & Schild 1969]).

			The star is a tight binary, first reported by [https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2010MNRAS.405.2439O/abstract Oudmaijer & Parr (2010)], and IDed as OUD 7 and WDS J18340-3301 in the [https://astro.gsu.edu/wds/ Washington Double Star catalog].

			The companion was recently reported to be at separation 0.245 arcseconds as of 2022, and its brightness is approximately 5.5 mag fainter than A in the Gemini/Zorro 562nm band (close to Johnson V), i.e. roughly 0.6% the brightness of the primary ([https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2025AJ....169..226M/abstract Mendez et al. 2025]). The name Alwasl applies to the primary.

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IanRidpath: /* Provenance, Etymology, History */ Same again

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Provenance, Etymology, History: Same again

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	* ''El-wasl'', Ideler transliteration of the Arabic name engraved on the Borgian Globe, and he thought that it should be corrected to ''El-nasl'' [النصل - the arrowhead]. p. 186<ref name="ideler"/>		* ''El-wasl'', Ideler transliteration of the Arabic name engraved on the Borgian Globe, and he thought that it should be corrected to ''El-nasl'' [النصل - the arrowhead]. p. 186<ref name="ideler"/>
	* ''al-vasl'', Schjellerup p. 179<ref name="Schjellerup"/>		* ''al-vasl'', Schjellerup p. 179<ref name="Schjellerup"/>
	* ''Al Wazl'', ~~Hinckley~~ said: The Borgian globe termed it ''Al Wazl'', the Junction, indicating the spot where the arrow, bow, and hand of the Archer meet. p. 358<ref name="Hinckley"/>		* ''Al Wazl'', Allen said: The Borgian globe termed it ''Al Wazl'', the Junction, indicating the spot where the arrow, bow, and hand of the Archer meet. p. 358<ref name="Hinckley"/>
	* ''al-waṣl'', Kunitzsch, entry 313, p. 116<ref name="Kunitzsch1961"/>		* ''al-waṣl'', Kunitzsch, entry 313, p. 116<ref name="Kunitzsch1961"/>

IanRidpath: /* Bibliography */ Corrected author name

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Bibliography: Corrected author name

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	== Bibliography ==		== Bibliography ==
	Lisān al-ʿarab<ref name="lisan"/>, Kitāb al-Kawākib<ref name="khalid2021sufi"/>, Ibn Qutayba<ref name="qutayba"/>, Al-Marzūqī<ref name="marzuqi"/>, Kunitzsch<ref name="Kunitzsch1961"/>, Danielle Adams<ref name="Adams2018"/>, Laffitte (2012<ref name="Laffitte2012"/>, 2025<ref name="Laffitte2025"/>), Urjuzat al-Kawākib<ref name="khalid2021urjuza"/>, Al-Ṯaqafī<ref name="thaqafi"/>, Al-Farāhīdī<ref name="farahidi"/>, Al-Ṣūfī 1954<ref name="sufi1954"/> Ideler 1809<ref name="ideler"/>, Schjellerup<ref name="Schjellerup"/>, ~~Hinckley~~<ref name="Hinckley"/>		Lisān al-ʿarab<ref name="lisan"/>, Kitāb al-Kawākib<ref name="khalid2021sufi"/>, Ibn Qutayba<ref name="qutayba"/>, Al-Marzūqī<ref name="marzuqi"/>, Kunitzsch<ref name="Kunitzsch1961"/>, Danielle Adams<ref name="Adams2018"/>, Laffitte (2012<ref name="Laffitte2012"/>, 2025<ref name="Laffitte2025"/>), Urjuzat al-Kawākib<ref name="khalid2021urjuza"/>, Al-Ṯaqafī<ref name="thaqafi"/>, Al-Farāhīdī<ref name="farahidi"/>, Al-Ṣūfī 1954<ref name="sufi1954"/> Ideler 1809<ref name="ideler"/>, Schjellerup<ref name="Schjellerup"/>, Allen<ref name="Hinckley"/>

	== Reference ==		== Reference ==

ASEtech: infobox

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 '''al-Waṣl''' (Arabic: الوَصْل), “the Joint or Connection” is an Arabic name for the sky region between al-Naʿām al-Wārid”, the incoming ostriches and al-Naʿām alṢādir”, the outgoing ostriches in [[Sagittarius]].

Sushoff at 12:37, 18 August 2026

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	'''al-Waṣl''' (Arabic: الوَصْل), “the Joint or Connection” is an Arabic name for the sky region between al-Naʿām al-Wārid”, the incoming ostriches and al-Naʿām alṢādir”, the outgoing ostriches in [[Sagittarius]].		'''al-Waṣl''' (Arabic: الوَصْل), “the Joint or Connection” is an Arabic name for the sky region between al-Naʿām al-Wārid”, the incoming ostriches and al-Naʿām alṢādir”, the outgoing ostriches in [[Sagittarius]].

			Alwasl is a modern IAU-star name for HIP 91014 in [[Sagittarius]] since August 2026.

	==Provenance, Etymology, History==		==Provenance, Etymology, History==

Sushoff at 12:20, 16 August 2026

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	[[Category:Arabic]]		[[Category:Arabic]]
	[[Category:Asterism]][[Category:Constellation]]		[[Category:Asterism]][[Category:Constellation]]
	[[Category:~~Star Name~~]]		[[Category:Sgr]]
	[[Category:IAU-Star Name]]		[[Category:IAU-Star Name]]

Sushoff at 14:56, 13 August 2026

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	[[Category:Asterism]][[Category:Constellation]]		[[Category:Asterism]][[Category:Constellation]]
	[[Category:Star Name]]		[[Category:Star Name]]
			[[Category:IAU-Star Name]]

Sushoff: /* IAU Working Group Star Names */

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IAU Working Group Star Names

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	==IAU Working Group Star Names==		==IAU Working Group Star Names==

	In ~~202x~~, the name ~~...~~ was ~~suggest~~ as a star name in the area that is covered by the historical asterism. ~~It is suggested to be used for ...~~		In 2026, the name Alwasl was suggested as a star name in the area that is covered by the historical asterism.

	WGSN decided in ~~... 202x~~ to name ~~... ...~~		WGSN decided in August 2026 to name HIP 91014 Alwasl.

	~~This star is <a red giant or whatelse> ... here astrophysical data will be added (by Eric, most likely) after the decision.~~

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