Awarhakoya - Revision history

YoulaAzkarrula at 05:29, 8 May 2026

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	[[File:Melotte-111.jpg\|thumb\|photograph of the open cluster Melotte 111, or Coma Star Cluster. This file is from Wikimedia Commons and may be used by other projects. http://sternwarte-kempten.de/]]		[[File:Melotte-111.jpg\|thumb\|photograph of the open cluster Melotte 111, or Coma Star Cluster. This file is from Wikimedia Commons and may be used by other projects. http://sternwarte-kempten.de/]]
	[[File:Awarhakoya Stellarium-005.png\|thumb\|Lokono constellation: Awarhakoya (spirit of the awara palm) in the planetarium software Stellarium (CC-BY Konrad Rybka)]]		[[File:Awarhakoya Stellarium-005.png\|thumb\|Lokono constellation: Awarhakoya (spirit of the awara palm) in the planetarium software Stellarium (CC-BY Konrad Rybka)]]

YoulaAzkarrula at 03:06, 6 May 2026

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	The [[wikipedia:Astrocaryum_vulgare\|Awarra Palm (Astrocaryum Vulgare]]) is home to French Guiana, Guyana and Suriname in the northeast of the South American continent.		The [[wikipedia:Astrocaryum_vulgare\|Awarra Palm (Astrocaryum Vulgare]]) is home to French Guiana, Guyana and Suriname in the northeast of the South American continent.

	The constellation Awarhakoya ‘Spirit of the awara palm’ has the shape of an awara palm (Astrocaryum vulgare). Its appearance high in the sky in January means that awara fruits are ripening. In the following months, Awarhakoya moves closer to the horizon, meaning that the fruits will soon fall to the ground to be picked. This occurs in the small dry season (mid-February to April), known as awarhadlithe, a term derived from the name of the palm.<ref>Coll, Cornelius van. 1903. “Gegevens over Land En Volk van Suriname I - Suriname’s Oorspronkelijke Bevolking.” Bijdragen Tot de Taal-, Land- En Volkenkunde / Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences of Southeast Asia 55 (1): 453–529.</ref><ref name=":0">Penard, Frederik Paul, and Arthur Philip Penard. 1907. De Menschetende Aanbidders Der Zonneslang. Paramaribo: H.B. Heyde.</ref> There are no myths about Awarhakoya but it is said that the constellation is followed by that of the Hadorhikoya ‘Spirit of the red acouchi’ and Hokorherokoya ‘Spirit of the red-rumped agouti’. Their appearance signals that the rodents are gathering by the palms to eat the fallen fruit. Awarhakoya is recognized today in stars close to the Western constellation Coma Berenices, but older sources suggest it is near Sirius.<ref>Goeje, Claudius Henricus de. 1942. “De Inwijding Tot Medicijnman Bij de Arawakken (Guyana) in Tekst En Mythe.” Bijdragen Tot de Taal-, Land- En Volkenkunde van Nederlandsch-Indië 101: 211–76.</ref> It is the only constellation named after a plant, which speaks to the importance of the awara palm to the Lokono. The Kari’na also have a constellation of the awara, sometimes recognized in the same stars.<ref name=":0" /><ref>Ahlbrinck, Willem. 1931. Encyclopaedie Der Karaïben. Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen.</ref>		The constellation Awarhakoya ‘Spirit of the awara palm’ has the shape of an awara palm (Astrocaryum vulgare). Its appearance high in the sky in January means that awara fruits are ripening. In the following months, Awarhakoya moves closer to the horizon, meaning that the fruits will soon fall to the ground to be picked. This occurs in the small dry season (mid-February to April), known as awarhadlithe, a term derived from the name of the palm.<ref>Coll, Cornelius van. 1903. “Gegevens over Land En Volk van Suriname I - Suriname’s Oorspronkelijke Bevolking.” Bijdragen Tot de Taal-, Land- En Volkenkunde / Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences of Southeast Asia 55 (1): 453–529.</ref><ref name=":0">Penard, Frederik Paul, and Arthur Philip Penard. 1907. De Menschetende Aanbidders Der Zonneslang. Paramaribo: H.B. Heyde.</ref> There are no myths about Awarhakoya but it is said that the constellation is followed by that of the Hadorhikoya ‘Spirit of the red acouchi’ and Hokorherokoya ‘Spirit of the red-rumped agouti’. Their appearance signals that the rodents are gathering by the palms to eat the fallen fruit. Awarhakoya is recognized today in stars close to the Western constellation Coma Berenices, but older sources suggest it is near Sirius.<ref>Goeje, Claudius Henricus de. 1942. “De Inwijding Tot Medicijnman Bij de Arawakken (Guyana) in Tekst En Mythe.” Bijdragen Tot de Taal-, Land- En Volkenkunde van Nederlandsch-Indië 101: 211–76.</ref> It is the only constellation named after a plant, which speaks to the importance of the awara palm to the Lokono. The Kari’na also have a constellation of the awara, sometimes recognized in the same stars.<ref name=":0" /><ref>Ahlbrinck, Willem. 1931. Encyclopaedie Der Karaïben. Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen.</ref><ref>Rybka, Konrad (online). Lokono sky culture in Stellarium, <nowiki>https://github.com/stellarium/stellarium</nowiki> , printed in Hoffmann and Wolfschmidt (eds., 2022), Astronomy in Culture --Cultures of Astronomy. Astronomie in der Kultur--Kulturen der Astronomie.: Featuring the Proceedings of the Splinter Meeting at the Annual Conference of the Astronomische Gesselschafb Sept. 14-16, 2021, tredition, Ahrensburg (Germany): 706-726.</ref>

	==Mythology==		==Mythology==

YoulaAzkarrula at 07:15, 4 May 2026

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	[[File:Melotte-111.jpg\|thumb\|photograph of the open cluster Melotte 111, or Coma Star Cluster. This file is from Wikimedia Commons and may be used by other projects. http://sternwarte-kempten.de/]]		[[File:Melotte-111.jpg\|thumb\|photograph of the open cluster Melotte 111, or Coma Star Cluster. This file is from Wikimedia Commons and may be used by other projects. http://sternwarte-kempten.de/]]
			[[File:Awarhakoya Stellarium-005.png\|thumb\|Lokono constellation: Awarhakoya (spirit of the awara palm) in the planetarium software Stellarium (CC-BY Konrad Rybka)]]
	This is the Locono name for the [[Coma Berenices]] star cluster (Melotte 111). The literal translation is "Spirit of the awara palm".		This is the Locono name for the [[Coma Berenices]] star cluster (Melotte 111). The literal translation is "Spirit of the awara palm".
	[[File:Awarra-Small.jpg\|alt=photograph\|thumb\|Awarra Palm (Astrocaryum Vulgare)]]		[[File:Awarra-Small.jpg\|alt=photograph\|thumb\|Awarra Palm (Astrocaryum Vulgare)]]
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	[[File:Spirit of the Awarra Palm.jpg\|alt=Stellarium map\|thumb\|Spirit of the Awarra Palm: constellation of the Lokono People in South America. Screenshot from Stellarium (2024), sky culture produced by Konrad Rybka.]]		[[File:Spirit of the Awarra Palm.jpg\|alt=Stellarium map\|thumb\|Spirit of the Awarra Palm: constellation of the Lokono People in South America. Screenshot from Stellarium (2024), sky culture produced by Konrad Rybka.]]
	The [[wikipedia:Astrocaryum_vulgare\|Awarra Palm (Astrocaryum Vulgare]]) is home to French Guiana, Guyana and Suriname in the northeast of the South American continent.		The [[wikipedia:Astrocaryum_vulgare\|Awarra Palm (Astrocaryum Vulgare]]) is home to French Guiana, Guyana and Suriname in the northeast of the South American continent.

			The constellation Awarhakoya ‘Spirit of the awara palm’ has the shape of an awara palm (Astrocaryum vulgare). Its appearance high in the sky in January means that awara fruits are ripening. In the following months, Awarhakoya moves closer to the horizon, meaning that the fruits will soon fall to the ground to be picked. This occurs in the small dry season (mid-February to April), known as awarhadlithe, a term derived from the name of the palm.<ref>Coll, Cornelius van. 1903. “Gegevens over Land En Volk van Suriname I - Suriname’s Oorspronkelijke Bevolking.” Bijdragen Tot de Taal-, Land- En Volkenkunde / Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences of Southeast Asia 55 (1): 453–529.</ref><ref name=":0">Penard, Frederik Paul, and Arthur Philip Penard. 1907. De Menschetende Aanbidders Der Zonneslang. Paramaribo: H.B. Heyde.</ref> There are no myths about Awarhakoya but it is said that the constellation is followed by that of the Hadorhikoya ‘Spirit of the red acouchi’ and Hokorherokoya ‘Spirit of the red-rumped agouti’. Their appearance signals that the rodents are gathering by the palms to eat the fallen fruit. Awarhakoya is recognized today in stars close to the Western constellation Coma Berenices, but older sources suggest it is near Sirius.<ref>Goeje, Claudius Henricus de. 1942. “De Inwijding Tot Medicijnman Bij de Arawakken (Guyana) in Tekst En Mythe.” Bijdragen Tot de Taal-, Land- En Volkenkunde van Nederlandsch-Indië 101: 211–76.</ref> It is the only constellation named after a plant, which speaks to the importance of the awara palm to the Lokono. The Kari’na also have a constellation of the awara, sometimes recognized in the same stars.<ref name=":0" /><ref>Ahlbrinck, Willem. 1931. Encyclopaedie Der Karaïben. Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen.</ref>

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			== All HIP Stars within this constellation ==
			[[File:CH Awarhakoya Stellarium-006.png\|center\|thumb\|Convex Hull for the stars inside Awarhakoya (CC BY Konrad Rybka).]]

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	[[File:Melotte-111.jpg\|thumb\|photograph of the open cluster Melotte 111, or Coma Star Cluster. This file is from Wikimedia Commons and may be used by other projects. http://sternwarte-kempten.de/]]		[[File:Melotte-111.jpg\|thumb\|photograph of the open cluster Melotte 111, or Coma Star Cluster. This file is from Wikimedia Commons and may be used by other projects. http://sternwarte-kempten.de/]]
	This is the Locono name for the Coma Berenices star cluster (Melotte 111). The literal translation is "Spirit of the awara palm".		This is the Locono name for the [[Coma Berenices]] star cluster (Melotte 111). The literal translation is "Spirit of the awara palm".
	[[File:Awarra-Small.jpg\|alt=photograph\|thumb\|Awarra Palm (Astrocaryum Vulgare)]]		[[File:Awarra-Small.jpg\|alt=photograph\|thumb\|Awarra Palm (Astrocaryum Vulgare)]]

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	==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 suggested to the IAU WGSN in 2024. No decision yet.

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	==Etymology and History==		==Etymology and History==
			[[File:Spirit of the Awarra Palm.jpg\|alt=Stellarium map\|thumb\|Spirit of the Awarra Palm: constellation of the Lokono People in South America. Screenshot from Stellarium (2024), sky culture produced by Konrad Rybka.]]
	The [[wikipedia:Astrocaryum_vulgare\|Awarra Palm (Astrocaryum Vulgare]]) is home to French Guiana, Guyana and Suriname in the northeast of the South American continent.		The [[wikipedia:Astrocaryum_vulgare\|Awarra Palm (Astrocaryum Vulgare]]) is home to French Guiana, Guyana and Suriname in the northeast of the South American continent.

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[[File:Melotte-111.jpg|thumb|photograph of the open cluster Melotte 111, or Coma Star Cluster. This file is from Wikimedia Commons and may be used by other projects. http://sternwarte-kempten.de/]]
This is the Locono name for the Coma Berenices star cluster (Melotte 111). The literal translation is "Spirit of the awara palm".
[[File:Awarra-Small.jpg|alt=photograph|thumb|Awarra Palm (Astrocaryum Vulgare)]]

==Etymology and History==
The [[wikipedia:Astrocaryum_vulgare|Awarra Palm (Astrocaryum Vulgare]]) is home to French Guiana, Guyana and Suriname in the northeast of the South American continent.

==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.

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