Kuma - Revision history

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2026-03-08T13:04:43Z

Concordance, Etymology, History

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	"Kuma" is already in [https://simbad.cds.unistra.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=Kuma&NbIdent=1&Radius=2&Radius.unit=arcmin&submit=submit+id SIMBAD] for the star Nu Draconis, a spectroscopic binary with little information in SIMBAD. The star is visible for the human eye; its components are given at 4.85 and 4.89 mag in Stellarium (slightly different in the [[wikipedia:Nu_Draconis\|wikipedia]]), so the integrated brightness is V~4.12 mag.		"Kuma" is already in [https://simbad.cds.unistra.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=Kuma&NbIdent=1&Radius=2&Radius.unit=arcmin&submit=submit+id SIMBAD] for the star Nu Draconis, a spectroscopic binary with little information in SIMBAD. The star is visible for the human eye; its components are given at 4.85 and 4.89 mag in Stellarium (slightly different in the [[wikipedia:Nu_Draconis\|wikipedia]]), so the integrated brightness is V~4.12 mag.

			[[File:Kuma stellarium2026.jpg\|thumb\|The star "nu Dra" marked in Stellarium, sky culture "Almagest" (CC BY Hoffmann for WGSN 2026).]]

	==Concordance, Etymology, History==		==Concordance, Etymology, History==
	The name Kuma was among the 14 names originating from Antonín Bečvář's 1948 ''Skalnate Pleso Atlas of the Heavens''.<ref>Reilly, Doug (17 January 2013). "Star Atlas Mystery: The Bečvář 14". ''Bicycle Astronomy''. Archived from the original on 16 July 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2025.</ref> James B. Kaler<ref>Kaler, Jim. "Kuma". ''stars.astro.illinois.edu''. University of Illinois. Retrieved</ref> notes that Kuma is of "obscure origin" and noting that one source had postulated it meant "at last".		The name Kuma was among the 14 names originating from Antonín Bečvář's 1948 ''Skalnate Pleso Atlas of the Heavens''.<ref>Reilly, Doug (17 January 2013). "Star Atlas Mystery: The Bečvář 14". ''Bicycle Astronomy''. Archived from the original on 16 July 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2025.</ref> James B. Kaler<ref>Kaler, Jim. "Kuma". ''stars.astro.illinois.edu''. University of Illinois. Retrieved</ref> notes that Kuma is of "obscure origin" and noting that one source had postulated it meant "at last". As other mysterious star name in Bečvář's atlas could point to an origin in Hebrew, we state that the term "kuma" קומה means "stand up".

	==Mythology==		==Mythology==

	==IAU Working Group on Star Names==		==IAU Working Group on Star Names==
	The name has been in SIMBAD for long time and was 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 has been in SIMBAD for long time and was 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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2026-02-25T16:14:58Z

Capitalization

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	"Kuma" is already in [https://simbad.cds.unistra.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=Kuma&NbIdent=1&Radius=2&Radius.unit=arcmin&submit=submit+id SIMBAD] for the star nu Draconis, a spectroscopic binary with little information in SIMBAD. The star is visible for the human eye; its components are given at 4.85 and 4.89 mag in Stellarium (slightly different in the [[wikipedia:Nu_Draconis\|wikipedia]]), so the integrated brightness is V~4.12 mag.		"Kuma" is already in [https://simbad.cds.unistra.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=Kuma&NbIdent=1&Radius=2&Radius.unit=arcmin&submit=submit+id SIMBAD] for the star Nu Draconis, a spectroscopic binary with little information in SIMBAD. The star is visible for the human eye; its components are given at 4.85 and 4.89 mag in Stellarium (slightly different in the [[wikipedia:Nu_Draconis\|wikipedia]]), so the integrated brightness is V~4.12 mag.

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	==Concordance, Etymology, History==		==Concordance, Etymology, History==
			The name Kuma was among the 14 names originating from Antonín Bečvář's 1948 ''Skalnate Pleso Atlas of the Heavens''.<ref>Reilly, Doug (17 January 2013). "Star Atlas Mystery: The Bečvář 14". ''Bicycle Astronomy''. Archived from the original on 16 July 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2025.</ref> James B. Kaler<ref>Kaler, Jim. "Kuma". ''stars.astro.illinois.edu''. University of Illinois. Retrieved</ref> notes that Kuma is of "obscure origin" and noting that one source had postulated it meant "at last".

	==Mythology==		==Mythology==

Sushoff at 09:28, 22 February 2026

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	"Kuma" is already in SIMBAD for the star nu Draconis, a spectroscopic binary with little information in SIMBAD. The star is visible for the human eye; its components are given at 4.85 and 4.89 mag in Stellarium (slightly different in the wikipedia), so the integrated brightness is V~4.12 mag.		"Kuma" is already in [https://simbad.cds.unistra.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=Kuma&NbIdent=1&Radius=2&Radius.unit=arcmin&submit=submit+id SIMBAD] for the star nu Draconis, a spectroscopic binary with little information in SIMBAD. The star is visible for the human eye; its components are given at 4.85 and 4.89 mag in Stellarium (slightly different in the [[wikipedia:Nu_Draconis\|wikipedia]]), so the integrated brightness is V~4.12 mag.

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Sushoff at 09:27, 22 February 2026

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	"Kuma" is already in SIMBAD for the star nu Draconis, a spectroscopic binary with little information in SIMBAD. The star is visible for the human eye; its components are given at 4.85 and 4.89 mag in Stellarium (slightly different in the wikipedia).		"Kuma" is already in SIMBAD for the star nu Draconis, a spectroscopic binary with little information in SIMBAD. The star is visible for the human eye; its components are given at 4.85 and 4.89 mag in Stellarium (slightly different in the wikipedia), so the integrated brightness is V~4.12 mag.

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Sushoff at 09:25, 22 February 2026

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	"Kuma" is already in SIMBAD for the star nu Draconis.		"Kuma" is already in SIMBAD for the star nu Draconis, a spectroscopic binary with little information in SIMBAD. The star is visible for the human eye; its components are given at 4.85 and 4.89 mag in Stellarium (slightly different in the wikipedia).

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Sushoff at 09:20, 22 February 2026

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			"Kuma" is already in SIMBAD for the star nu Draconis.

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"Kuma" is the Greek term for the Ram.

==Concordance, Etymology, History==

==Mythology==

==IAU Working Group on Star Names==
The name has been in SIMBAD for long time and was 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 ==

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== Reference ==
* [[References|References (general)]]
* [[References (Medieval and Early Modern)|References (early modern)]]
* Ian Ridpath's website ([http://ianridpath.com/startales Star Tales] )

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