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	== IAU Working Group on Star Names ==		== IAU Working Group on Star Names ==
	In November 2025, it has been proposed to use the name "Kalasungsang" for a star in the area to preserve the Balinese heritage. The star Rho Boo or HIP 71053. Constellation Kalasungsang is mentioned in Palelintangan Prasi, dating roughly 700 CE, and is still used in Bali.		In November 2025, it has been proposed to use the name "Kalasungsang" for a star in the area to preserve the Balinese heritage. The star Rho Boo (HIP 71053). Constellation Kalasungsang is mentioned in Palelintangan Prasi, dating roughly 700 CE, and is still used in Bali.
	== References ==		== References ==

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	== IAU Working Group on Star Names ==		== IAU Working Group on Star Names ==
	In November 2025, it has been proposed to use the name "Kalasungsang" for a star in the area to preserve the Balinese heritage. The star ~~Delta~~ Boo or HIP ~~74666 is in the demon's elbow which was selected because this is a sign of the meaning of sungsang, which is upside down~~. Constellation Kalasungsang is mentioned in Palelintangan Prasi, dating roughly 700 CE, and is still used in Bali.		In November 2025, it has been proposed to use the name "Kalasungsang" for a star in the area to preserve the Balinese heritage. The star Rho Boo or HIP 71053. Constellation Kalasungsang is mentioned in Palelintangan Prasi, dating roughly 700 CE, and is still used in Bali.
	== References ==		== References ==

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	=== Numerology (Neptu/Urip) ===		=== Numerology (Neptu/Urip) ===
	Redite (Sunday, in saptawara) has a value of 5 and Umanis (in pancawara) has a value of 5. Thus, the total urip on this lintang is 10.<ref name=":0">Tim Kajian Palelintangan, “Gabungan Kajian Palelintangan,” Museum Bali (2021), 1-149.</ref>		Redite (Sunday, in saptawara) has a value of 5 and Umanis (in pancawara) has a value of 5. Thus, the total urip on this lintang is 10.<ref name=":0">Palelintangan Museum Study Team (Tim Kajian Palelintangan Museum), “Gabungan Kajian Palelintangan,” Museum Bali (2021), 1-149.</ref>

	=== Astrological Characteristics ===		=== Astrological Characteristics ===

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	The identifications, Maaß (1929) gives according to the aforementioned and his own studies during visits of the country and in European and Batavian libraries (p.150).<ref name=":1" />		The identifications, Maaß (1929) gives according to the aforementioned and his own studies during visits of the country and in European and Batavian libraries (p.150).<ref name=":1" />
	[[File:Screenshot 2026-02-04 133652.png\|center\|thumb\|800x800px\|Kala Sungsang in the identification table by Maaß (1929). He mention "ein Stern im Sternbild des grossen Bären bei den Indern" in German means "a star in the constellation of the Great Bear among the Indians".]]		[[File:Screenshot 2026-02-04 133652.png\|center\|thumb\|800x800px\|Kala Sungsang in the identification table by Maaß (1929). He mention "ein Stern im Sternbild des grossen Bären bei den Indern" in German means "a star in the constellation of the Great Bear among the Indians".]]
	While Maaß (1929) just locates the constellation in the vicinity of Ursa Major as a huge area, the precise identification is mentioned by UPTD Museum Bali where Kala Sungsang is in the area of [[Bootes]].<ref name=":0" />		While Maaß (1929) just locates the constellation in the vicinity of Ursa Major as a huge area, the precise identification is mentioned by UPTD Museum Bali where Kala Sungsang is in the area of [[Bootes]].<ref name=":0" /> They claim it is not true if lintang kala sungsang is within the constellation of Ursa Major. Kala Sungsang is always in upside-down position, in all the month even if the position is not at the night. We could not just rely on the Maaß documentation because the whole lintang in Palelintangan are still used until now and it is the part of their ritual.



	Maaß's description (p. 140):<blockquote>Kala sungsang, ein auf Kopf und Händen stehender böser Geist; antja-antja, Figur, die auf Kopf und Händen steht; buta, ein böser Geist. Lippen krumm im Reden;</blockquote>'''English:''' Kala sungsang, an evil spirit standing on its head and hands; antja-antja, a figure standing on its head and hands; buta, an evil spirit. Lips twisted when speaking.		Maaß's description (p. 140):<blockquote>Kala sungsang, ein auf Kopf und Händen stehender böser Geist; antja-antja, Figur, die auf Kopf und Händen steht; buta, ein böser Geist. Lippen krumm im Reden;</blockquote>'''English:''' Kala sungsang, an evil spirit standing on its head and hands; antja-antja, a figure standing on its head and hands; buta, an evil spirit. Lips twisted when speaking.

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General information

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	[[File:AlfredMaas1929 Astrologische Kalender der Balinesen ocr IdentTab cut.jpg\|thumb\|Identification of Balinese constellations (Maaß 1929, appendix). ]]		[[File:AlfredMaas1929 Astrologische Kalender der Balinesen ocr IdentTab cut.jpg\|thumb\|Identification of Balinese constellations (Maaß 1929, appendix). ]]
	The astronomical identification of the constellation is taken from Maaß (1929)<ref name=":1" /> who explains in general that these constellations and the according ritual practice <blockquote>"sind seit alten Zeiten in einem Werk ,,wariga" niedergelegt, in dem wir zwei Kulturschichten, nämlich indische ~~unq~~ malaio-polynesische Bestandteile wiederfinden." </blockquote><blockquote>'''English:''' "are written down in a work called "wariga" since old times; there we recognise two cultural layers, i.e. the Indian and the Malayo-Polynesian." </blockquote>He also quotes other scholars<ref>Friedrich, R. (1849). Voorloopig verslag van het eiland Bali, Batavia, Verb. Bat Gen. Deel 23, Nr. 13</ref><ref>HINLOOPEN LABBERT0N, D. VAN (1910). Geillustreerd handboek van Insulinde. Amsterdam: "Vivat"</ref><ref>PIGEAUD, TH. (1925). Een stuk over sterrenkunde uit het Anggastyaparwwa ...... Weltevreden: Albrecht. Tijdsch. v. lnd, T.-, L.- en Vk. deel LXV</ref><ref>Nieuwenkamp, W. O. J. (1905), Schetsen van Bali en Lombok. (Eigen Haard)</ref> and his earlier work<ref>MAASS, ALFRED (1920). Sterne und Sternbilder im malaiischen Archipel. Berlin. Zeitschrift für Ethnologie Jg. 1920/21, H. 1</ref><ref>MAASS, ALFRED (1924). Sternkunde und Sterndeuterei im malaiischen Archipel. Batavia, den Haag. Tijdsch. v. T.-, L.-en Vk. deel LX IV</ref> reporting that this work dates back to the 9th century CE when Bali was part of a Hindu empire on the neighbouring island of Java.<ref name=":1" /> Neubronner van der Tuuk even uses the Old Javanese spelling.		The astronomical identification of the constellation is taken from Maaß (1929)<ref name=":1" /> who explains in general that these constellations and the according ritual practice <blockquote>"sind seit alten Zeiten in einem Werk ,,wariga" niedergelegt, in dem wir zwei Kulturschichten, nämlich indische und malaio-polynesische Bestandteile wiederfinden." </blockquote><blockquote>'''English:''' "are written down in a work called "wariga" since old times; there we recognise two cultural layers, i.e. the Indian and the Malayo-Polynesian." </blockquote>He also quotes other scholars<ref>Friedrich, R. (1849). Voorloopig verslag van het eiland Bali, Batavia, Verb. Bat Gen. Deel 23, Nr. 13</ref><ref>HINLOOPEN LABBERT0N, D. VAN (1910). Geillustreerd handboek van Insulinde. Amsterdam: "Vivat"</ref><ref>PIGEAUD, TH. (1925). Een stuk over sterrenkunde uit het Anggastyaparwwa ...... Weltevreden: Albrecht. Tijdsch. v. lnd, T.-, L.- en Vk. deel LXV</ref><ref>Nieuwenkamp, W. O. J. (1905), Schetsen van Bali en Lombok. (Eigen Haard)</ref> and his earlier work<ref>MAASS, ALFRED (1920). Sterne und Sternbilder im malaiischen Archipel. Berlin. Zeitschrift für Ethnologie Jg. 1920/21, H. 1</ref><ref>MAASS, ALFRED (1924). Sternkunde und Sterndeuterei im malaiischen Archipel. Batavia, den Haag. Tijdsch. v. T.-, L.-en Vk. deel LX IV</ref> reporting that this work dates back to the 9th century CE when Bali was part of a Hindu empire on the neighbouring island of Java.<ref name=":1" /> Neubronner van der Tuuk even uses the Old Javanese spelling.

	==== Identification ====		==== Identification ====

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	The identifications, Maaß (1929) gives according to the aforementioned and his own studies during visits of the country and in European and Batavian libraries (p.150).<ref name=":1" />		The identifications, Maaß (1929) gives according to the aforementioned and his own studies during visits of the country and in European and Batavian libraries (p.150).<ref name=":1" />
	[[File:Screenshot 2026-02-04 133652.png\|center\|thumb\|800x800px\|Kala Sungsang in the identification table by Maaß (1929). He mention "ein Stern im Sternbild des grossen Bären bei den Indern" in German means "a star in the constellation of the Great Bear among the Indians".]]		[[File:Screenshot 2026-02-04 133652.png\|center\|thumb\|800x800px\|Kala Sungsang in the identification table by Maaß (1929). He mention "ein Stern im Sternbild des grossen Bären bei den Indern" in German means "a star in the constellation of the Great Bear among the Indians".]]
	~~The~~ precise identification is mentioned by UPTD Museum Bali where Kala Sungsang is in the area of Bootes.<ref name=":0" />		While Maaß (1929) just locates the constellation in the vicinity of Ursa Major as a huge area, the precise identification is mentioned by UPTD Museum Bali where Kala Sungsang is in the area of [[Bootes]].<ref name=":0" />

	Maaß's description (p. 140):<blockquote>Kala sungsang, ein auf Kopf und Händen stehender böser Geist; antja-antja, Figur, die auf Kopf und Händen steht; buta, ein böser Geist. Lippen krumm im Reden;</blockquote>'''English:''' Kala sungsang, an evil spirit standing on its head and hands; antja-antja, a figure standing on its head and hands; buta, an evil spirit. Lips twisted when speaking.		Maaß's description (p. 140):<blockquote>Kala sungsang, ein auf Kopf und Händen stehender böser Geist; antja-antja, Figur, die auf Kopf und Händen steht; buta, ein böser Geist. Lippen krumm im Reden;</blockquote>'''English:''' Kala sungsang, an evil spirit standing on its head and hands; antja-antja, a figure standing on its head and hands; buta, an evil spirit. Lips twisted when speaking.

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	== IAU Working Group on Star Names ==		== IAU Working Group on Star Names ==
	In November 2025, it has been proposed to use the name "Kalasungsang" for a star in the area to preserve the Balinese heritage. The star ~~del~~ Boo or HIP 74666 is in the demon's elbow which was selected because this is a sign of the meaning of sungsang, which is upside down. Constellation Kalasungsang is mentioned in Palelintangan Prasi, dating roughly 700 CE, and is still used in Bali.		In November 2025, it has been proposed to use the name "Kalasungsang" for a star in the area to preserve the Balinese heritage. The star Delta Boo or HIP 74666 is in the demon's elbow which was selected because this is a sign of the meaning of sungsang, which is upside down. Constellation Kalasungsang is mentioned in Palelintangan Prasi, dating roughly 700 CE, and is still used in Bali.
	== References ==		== References ==

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	== IAU Working Group on Star Names ==		== IAU Working Group on Star Names ==
	In ~~****~~, it has been proposed to use the name "Kalasungsang" for a star in the area to preserve the Balinese heritage. The star del Boo or HIP 74666 is in the demon's elbow which was selected because this is a sign of the meaning of sungsang, which is upside down. Constellation Kalasungsang is mentioned in Palelintangan Prasi, dating roughly 700 CE, and is still used in Bali.		In November 2025, it has been proposed to use the name "Kalasungsang" for a star in the area to preserve the Balinese heritage. The star del Boo or HIP 74666 is in the demon's elbow which was selected because this is a sign of the meaning of sungsang, which is upside down. Constellation Kalasungsang is mentioned in Palelintangan Prasi, dating roughly 700 CE, and is still used in Bali.
	== References ==		== References ==

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	[[File:AlfredMaas1929 Astrologische Kalender der Balinesen ocr IdentTab cut.jpg\|thumb\|Identification of Balinese constellations (Maaß 1929, appendix). ]]		[[File:AlfredMaas1929 Astrologische Kalender der Balinesen ocr IdentTab cut.jpg\|thumb\|Identification of Balinese constellations (Maaß 1929, appendix). ]]
	The astronomical identification of the constellation is taken from Maaß (1929)<ref name=":1" /> who explains in general that these constellations and the according ritual practice <blockquote>"sind seit alten Zeiten in einem Werk ,,wariga" niedergelegt, in dem wir zwei Kulturschichten, nämlich indische unq malaio-polynesische Bestandteile wiederfinden."		The astronomical identification of the constellation is taken from Maaß (1929)<ref name=":1" /> who explains in general that these constellations and the according ritual practice <blockquote>"sind seit alten Zeiten in einem Werk ,,wariga" niedergelegt, in dem wir zwei Kulturschichten, nämlich indische unq malaio-polynesische Bestandteile wiederfinden." </blockquote><blockquote>'''English:''' "are written down in a work called "wariga" since old times; there we recognise two cultural layers, i.e. the Indian and the Malayo-Polynesian." </blockquote>He also quotes other scholars<ref>Friedrich, R. (1849). Voorloopig verslag van het eiland Bali, Batavia, Verb. Bat Gen. Deel 23, Nr. 13</ref><ref>HINLOOPEN LABBERT0N, D. VAN (1910). Geillustreerd handboek van Insulinde. Amsterdam: "Vivat"</ref><ref>PIGEAUD, TH. (1925). Een stuk over sterrenkunde uit het Anggastyaparwwa ...... Weltevreden: Albrecht. Tijdsch. v. lnd, T.-, L.- en Vk. deel LXV</ref><ref>Nieuwenkamp, W. O. J. (1905), Schetsen van Bali en Lombok. (Eigen Haard)</ref> and his earlier work<ref>MAASS, ALFRED (1920). Sterne und Sternbilder im malaiischen Archipel. Berlin. Zeitschrift für Ethnologie Jg. 1920/21, H. 1</ref><ref>MAASS, ALFRED (1924). Sternkunde und Sterndeuterei im malaiischen Archipel. Batavia, den Haag. Tijdsch. v. T.-, L.-en Vk. deel LX IV</ref> reporting that this work dates back to the 9th century CE when Bali was part of a Hindu empire on the neighbouring island of Java.<ref name=":1" /> Neubronner van der Tuuk even uses the Old Javanese spelling.

	'''English:''' "are written down in a work called "wariga" since old times; there we recognise two cultural layers, i.e. the Indian and the Malayo-Polynesian." </blockquote>He also quotes other scholars<ref>Friedrich, R. (1849). Voorloopig verslag van het eiland Bali, Batavia, Verb. Bat Gen. Deel 23, Nr. 13</ref><ref>HINLOOPEN LABBERT0N, D. VAN (1910). Geillustreerd handboek van Insulinde. Amsterdam: "Vivat"</ref><ref>PIGEAUD, TH. (1925). Een stuk over sterrenkunde uit het Anggastyaparwwa ...... Weltevreden: Albrecht. Tijdsch. v. lnd, T.-, L.- en Vk. deel LXV</ref><ref>Nieuwenkamp, W. O. J. (1905), Schetsen van Bali en Lombok. (Eigen Haard)</ref> and his earlier work<ref>MAASS, ALFRED (1920). Sterne und Sternbilder im malaiischen Archipel. Berlin. Zeitschrift für Ethnologie Jg. 1920/21, H. 1</ref><ref>MAASS, ALFRED (1924). Sternkunde und Sterndeuterei im malaiischen Archipel. Batavia, den Haag. Tijdsch. v. T.-, L.-en Vk. deel LX IV</ref> reporting that this work dates back to the 9th century CE when Bali was part of a Hindu empire on the neighbouring island of Java.<ref name=":1" /> Neubronner van der Tuuk even uses the Old Javanese spelling.

	==== Identification ====		==== Identification ====

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Identification

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	[[File:AlfredMaas1929 Astrologische Kalender der Balinesen ocr IdentTab cut.jpg\|thumb\|Identification of Balinese constellations (Maaß 1929, appendix). ]]		[[File:AlfredMaas1929 Astrologische Kalender der Balinesen ocr IdentTab cut.jpg\|thumb\|Identification of Balinese constellations (Maaß 1929, appendix). ]]
	The astronomical identification of the constellation is taken from Maaß (1929)<ref name=":1" /> who explains in general that these constellations and the according ritual practice <blockquote>"sind seit alten Zeiten in einem Werk ,,wariga" niedergelegt, in dem wir zwei Kulturschichten, nämlich indische unq malaio-polynesische Bestandteile wiederfinden."		The astronomical identification of the constellation is taken from Maaß (1929)<ref name=":1" /> who explains in general that these constellations and the according ritual practice <blockquote>"sind seit alten Zeiten in einem Werk ,,wariga" niedergelegt, in dem wir zwei Kulturschichten, nämlich indische unq malaio-polynesische Bestandteile wiederfinden."

	'''English:''' "are written down in a work called "wariga" since old times; there we recognise two cultural layers, i.e. the Indian and the Malayo-Polynesian." </blockquote>He also quotes other scholars<ref>Friedrich, R. (1849). Voorloopig verslag van het eiland Bali, Batavia, Verb. Bat Gen. Deel 23, Nr. 13</ref><ref>HINLOOPEN LABBERT0N, D. VAN (1910). Geillustreerd handboek van Insulinde. Amsterdam: "Vivat"</ref><ref>PIGEAUD, TH. (1925). Een stuk over sterrenkunde uit het Anggastyaparwwa ...... Weltevreden: Albrecht. Tijdsch. v. lnd, T.-, L.- en Vk. deel LXV</ref><ref>Nieuwenkamp, W. O. J. (1905), Schetsen van Bali en Lombok. (Eigen Haard)</ref> and his earlier work<ref>MAASS, ALFRED (1920). Sterne und Sternbilder im malaiischen Archipel. Berlin. Zeitschrift für Ethnologie Jg. 1920/21, H. 1</ref><ref>MAASS, ALFRED (1924). Sternkunde und Sterndeuterei im malaiischen Archipel. Batavia, den Haag. Tijdsch. v. T.-, L.-en Vk. deel LX IV</ref> reporting that this work dates back to the 9th century CE when Bali was part of a Hindu empire on the neighbouring island of Java.<ref name=":1" /> Neubronner van der Tuuk even uses the Old Javanese spelling.		'''English:''' "are written down in a work called "wariga" since old times; there we recognise two cultural layers, i.e. the Indian and the Malayo-Polynesian." </blockquote>He also quotes other scholars<ref>Friedrich, R. (1849). Voorloopig verslag van het eiland Bali, Batavia, Verb. Bat Gen. Deel 23, Nr. 13</ref><ref>HINLOOPEN LABBERT0N, D. VAN (1910). Geillustreerd handboek van Insulinde. Amsterdam: "Vivat"</ref><ref>PIGEAUD, TH. (1925). Een stuk over sterrenkunde uit het Anggastyaparwwa ...... Weltevreden: Albrecht. Tijdsch. v. lnd, T.-, L.- en Vk. deel LXV</ref><ref>Nieuwenkamp, W. O. J. (1905), Schetsen van Bali en Lombok. (Eigen Haard)</ref> and his earlier work<ref>MAASS, ALFRED (1920). Sterne und Sternbilder im malaiischen Archipel. Berlin. Zeitschrift für Ethnologie Jg. 1920/21, H. 1</ref><ref>MAASS, ALFRED (1924). Sternkunde und Sterndeuterei im malaiischen Archipel. Batavia, den Haag. Tijdsch. v. T.-, L.-en Vk. deel LX IV</ref> reporting that this work dates back to the 9th century CE when Bali was part of a Hindu empire on the neighbouring island of Java.<ref name=":1" /> Neubronner van der Tuuk even uses the Old Javanese spelling.