Alsephina - Revision history

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	Alsephina 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 42913 (δ Vel, HR 3485) in constellation Vel.		Alsephina 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 42913 (δ Vel, HR 3485) in constellation Vel.

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	Alsephina 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 ~~HIP42913~~ (δ Vel, HR 3485) in constellation Vel.		Alsephina 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 42913 (δ Vel, HR 3485) in constellation Vel.

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

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Etymology and History: Typo in name

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	"Al Safinah" (or "al-safinah" or "al-Safina") is Arabic for "the ship", the Arabic name for the constellation Argo Navis in Al Sufi's ''Book of the Fixed Stars'' (ca. 964 AD; see Hafez 2010 PhD thesis translation). The transliteration "Alsephina" appeared in many works in recent centuries (e.g. Christmanno's 1590 translation of Alfragani's Arabis Chronologica et Astronomica; Hues 1592 "Tractatus de Globis", Delambre 1819, Allen 1899, etc.).		"Al Safinah" (or "al-safinah" or "al-Safina") is Arabic for "the ship", the Arabic name for the constellation Argo Navis in Al Sufi's ''Book of the Fixed Stars'' (ca. 964 AD; see Hafez 2010 PhD thesis translation). The transliteration "Alsephina" appeared in many works in recent centuries (e.g. Christmanno's 1590 translation of Alfragani's Arabis Chronologica et Astronomica; Hues 1592 "Tractatus de Globis", Delambre 1819, Allen 1899, etc.).

	~~von~~ Gent's (2006) book on the "Harmonia Macrocosmica" by Andreas Cellarius (1660) shows "Alsephina" with Delta Velorum (HR 3485) - "''Derived from the Arabic al-safina, "the ship", which actually refers to the entire constellation''", where on plate 28 of Harmonia Macrocosmica the name appears next to the bright star (i.e. not written as an alias for the constellation, which appears elsewhere on the chart).		van Gent's (2006) book on the "Harmonia Macrocosmica" by Andreas Cellarius (1660) shows "Alsephina" with Delta Velorum (HR 3485) - "''Derived from the Arabic al-safina, "the ship", which actually refers to the entire constellation''", where on plate 28 of Harmonia Macrocosmica the name appears next to the bright star (i.e. not written as an alias for the constellation, which appears elsewhere on the chart).

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

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			Alsephina 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 HIP42913 (δ Vel, HR 3485) in constellation Vel.

			==Etymology and History==
	"Al Safinah" (or "al-safinah" or "al-Safina") is Arabic for "the ship", the Arabic name for the constellation Argo Navis in Al Sufi's ''Book of the Fixed Stars'' (ca. 964 AD; see Hafez 2010 PhD thesis translation). The transliteration "Alsephina" appeared in many works in recent centuries (e.g. Christmanno's 1590 translation of Alfragani's Arabis Chronologica et Astronomica; Hues 1592 "Tractatus de Globis", Delambre 1819, Allen 1899, etc.).		"Al Safinah" (or "al-safinah" or "al-Safina") is Arabic for "the ship", the Arabic name for the constellation Argo Navis in Al Sufi's ''Book of the Fixed Stars'' (ca. 964 AD; see Hafez 2010 PhD thesis translation). The transliteration "Alsephina" appeared in many works in recent centuries (e.g. Christmanno's 1590 translation of Alfragani's Arabis Chronologica et Astronomica; Hues 1592 "Tractatus de Globis", Delambre 1819, Allen 1899, etc.).

	~~==Etymology and History==~~
	von Gent's (2006) book on the "Harmonia Macrocosmica" by Andreas Cellarius (1660) shows "Alsephina" with Delta Velorum (HR 3485) - "''Derived from the Arabic al-safina, "the ship", which actually refers to the entire constellation''", where on plate 28 of Harmonia Macrocosmica the name appears next to the bright star (i.e. not written as an alias for the constellation, which appears elsewhere on the chart).		von Gent's (2006) book on the "Harmonia Macrocosmica" by Andreas Cellarius (1660) shows "Alsephina" with Delta Velorum (HR 3485) - "''Derived from the Arabic al-safina, "the ship", which actually refers to the entire constellation''", where on plate 28 of Harmonia Macrocosmica the name appears next to the bright star (i.e. not written as an alias for the constellation, which appears elsewhere on the chart).

	==IAU Working Group Star Names==		==IAU Working Group Star Names==
	The name was ~~discussed and approved~~ by the IAU WGSN in 2017.		The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN on 2017/09/05.

	== Weblinks ==		== Weblinks ==
			* Website of the IAU WGSN: https://exopla.net/
	* Wikipedia page for Delta Velorum (Alsephina): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta_Velorum		* Wikipedia page for Delta Velorum (Alsephina): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta_Velorum
	* SIMBAD page for Delta Velorum A (Alsephina): https://simbad.cds.unistra.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=Alsephina		* SIMBAD page for Delta Velorum A (Alsephina): https://simbad.cds.unistra.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=Alsephina
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Etymology and History

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	~~A brief information~~ (~~language~~, ~~culture~~ of ~~origin~~)		"Al Safinah" (or "al-safinah" or "al-Safina") is Arabic for "the ship", the Arabic name for the constellation Argo Navis in Al Sufi's ''Book of the Fixed Stars'' (ca. 964 AD; see Hafez 2010 PhD thesis translation). The transliteration "Alsephina" appeared in many works in recent centuries (e.g. Christmanno's 1590 translation of Alfragani's Arabis Chronologica et Astronomica; Hues 1592 "Tractatus de Globis", Delambre 1819, Allen 1899, etc.).

	==Etymology and History==		==Etymology and History==
			von Gent's (2006) book on the "Harmonia Macrocosmica" by Andreas Cellarius (1660) shows "Alsephina" with Delta Velorum (HR 3485) - "''Derived from the Arabic al-safina, "the ship", which actually refers to the entire constellation''", where on plate 28 of Harmonia Macrocosmica the name appears next to the bright star (i.e. not written as an alias for the constellation, which appears elsewhere on the chart).
	~~==Mythology==~~

	==IAU Working Group Star Names==		==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~~.		The name was discussed and approved by the IAU WGSN in 2017.

	== Weblinks ==		== Weblinks ==

	*		* Wikipedia page for Delta Velorum (Alsephina): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta_Velorum
			* SIMBAD page for Delta Velorum A (Alsephina): https://simbad.cds.unistra.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=Alsephina

	== Reference ==		== Reference ==

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A brief information (language, culture of origin)

==Etymology and History==

==Mythology==

==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.

== Weblinks ==

*

== Reference ==

[[Category:Single star-asterism‏‎]]
[[Category:Eurasia]]
[[Category:East Asian]]