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Etymology and History: Typo in name

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	The Persian name, in turn, was a medieval translation of these stars' indigenus-Arabic name ''al-mizan'', "the Balance" (said to be a popular name for the Indigenous Arabs' ''al-nasr al-tā ir'' listed under α Aql, [[Altair]]).		The Persian name, in turn, was a medieval translation of these stars' indigenus-Arabic name ''al-mizan'', "the Balance" (said to be a popular name for the Indigenous Arabs' ''al-nasr al-tā ir'' listed under α Aql, [[Altair]]).

	In recent times the two names were applied to the ~~separat~~ stars.<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>		In recent times the two names were applied to the separate stars.<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>

	==Mythology==		==Mythology==

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	Alshain (شاهین) is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Persian. It is the name of HIP 98036 (β Aql, HR 7602) in constellation Aql.		Alshain (شاهین) is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Persian. It is the name of HIP 98036 (β Aql, HR 7602) in constellation Aql.

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	Alshain is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Persian. It is the name of HIP 98036 (β Aql, HR 7602) in constellation Aql.		Alshain (شاهین) is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Persian. It is the name of HIP 98036 (β Aql, HR 7602) in constellation Aql.

	==Etymology and History==		==Etymology and History==
			Variants
			* al-shāhīn
			* ash-shāhīn

	The Persian asterism name ''shāhīn-i tarazu'', "the Scale Beam," for α, β, and γ Aql was transformed into two independent star names: Alshain and [[Tarazed]] (with a misreading in the second word).		The Persian asterism name ''shāhīn-i tarazu'', "the Scale Beam," for α, β, and γ Aql was transformed into two independent star names: Alshain and [[Tarazed]] (with a misreading in the second word).

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	==Etymology and History==		==Etymology and History==
	The Persian asterism name ''shāhīn-i tarazu'', "the Scale Beam," for a, ẞ, and y Aql was transformed into two independent star names: Alshain and [[Tarazed]] (with a misreading in the second word).		The Persian asterism name ''shāhīn-i tarazu'', "the Scale Beam," for α, β, and γ Aql was transformed into two independent star names: Alshain and [[Tarazed]] (with a misreading in the second word).

	The Persian name, in turn, was a medieval translation of these stars' indigenus-Arabic name ''al-mizan'', "the Balance" (said to be a popular name for the Indigenous Arabs' ''al-nasr al-tā ir'' listed under α Aql, [[Altair]]).		The Persian name, in turn, was a medieval translation of these stars' indigenus-Arabic name ''al-mizan'', "the Balance" (said to be a popular name for the Indigenous Arabs' ''al-nasr al-tā ir'' listed under α Aql, [[Altair]]).

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	==Etymology and History==		==Etymology and History==
			The Persian asterism name ''shāhīn-i tarazu'', "the Scale Beam," for a, ẞ, and y Aql was transformed into two independent star names: Alshain and [[Tarazed]] (with a misreading in the second word).

	~~Applied in recent times (with a misreading in the second word) from abbreviating the Persian asterism name shahin-i tarazu, "the Scale Beam", for α, β and γ Aql.~~ The Persian name, in turn, was a medieval translation of these stars' ~~ind~~-A name al-mizan, "the Balance" (said to be a popular name for the ~~ind-~~Arabs' al-nasr al-ti'ir listed under α Aql).		The Persian name, in turn, was a medieval translation of these stars' indigenus-Arabic name ''al-mizan'', "the Balance" (said to be a popular name for the Indigenous Arabs' ''al-nasr al-tā ir'' listed under α Aql, [[Altair]]).

			In recent times the two names were applied to the separat stars.<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>

	==Mythology==		==Mythology==

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	Alshain is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Persian. It is the name of ~~HIP98036~~ (β Aql, HR 7602) in constellation Aql.		Alshain is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Persian. It is the name of HIP 98036 (β Aql, HR 7602) in constellation Aql.

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

	Applied in recent times (with a misreading in the second word) from abbreviating the Persian asterism name shahin-i tarazu, "the Scale Beam," for α, β and γ Aql. The Persian name, in turn, was a medieval translation of these stars' ind-A name al-mizan, "the Balance" (said to be a popular name for the ind-Arabs' al-nasr al-ti'ir listed under α Aql).		Applied in recent times (with a misreading in the second word) from abbreviating the Persian asterism name shahin-i tarazu, "the Scale Beam", for α, β and γ Aql. The Persian name, in turn, was a medieval translation of these stars' ind-A name al-mizan, "the Balance" (said to be a popular name for the ind-Arabs' al-nasr al-ti'ir listed under α Aql).

	==Mythology==		==Mythology==

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Alshain is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Persian. It is the name of HIP98036 (β Aql, HR 7602) in constellation Aql.

==Etymology and History==

Applied in recent times (with a misreading in the second word) from abbreviating the Persian asterism name shahin-i tarazu, "the Scale Beam," for α, β and γ Aql. The Persian name, in turn, was a medieval translation of these stars' ind-A name al-mizan, "the Balance" (said to be a popular name for the ind-Arabs' al-nasr al-ti'ir listed under α Aql).

==Mythology==

==IAU Working Group on Star Names==
The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN on 2016/08/21.

==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.

[[Category:Asterism]][[Category:Star Name]][[Category:IAU-Star Name]] [[Category:Aql]] [[Category:Persian]]