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	** Pūṣan (deity)		** Pūṣan (deity)

	''Pauṣṇa (पौष्ण)''<ref>R. Venketeswara Pai and B. S. Shylaja (2016) "Measurement of coordinates of Nakśatras in Indian astronomy" (Sarvasiddhāntarāja by Nityānanda, 1639 CE)</ref> is ~~also the~~ name ~~of the 27th nakshatra and~~, ~~specifically~~, ~~its~~ ''~~yogatara~~'' (~~main star~~) ''~~Revati~~'' is ~~assigned ζ Psc. This has the presiding deity as~~ ''Pūṣan''~~, the Sun~~. The ~~word~~ ''~~Pauṣṇa~~'' ~~is derived from~~ ''Pūṣan''.		The spelling variant ''Pauṣṇa (पौष्ण)''<ref>R. Venketeswara Pai and B. S. Shylaja (2016) "Measurement of coordinates of Nakśatras in Indian astronomy" (Sarvasiddhāntarāja by Nityānanda, 1639 CE)</ref> or "Paushna" seems to be most correct, as it is used in scientific papers.<ref name=":0" /><ref>"''The Pañcasiddhāntikā''" by Varāhamihira, ‎Otto Neugebauer, ‎David Edwin Pingree (1970): [https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Pa%C3%B1casiddh%C4%81ntik%C4%81/hFY_AQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=%22Pausna%22%20 Google]</ref><ref>"''Sūryasiddhānta: An Astro-linguistic Study''" by Sudhi Kant Bharadwaj (1991), [https://www.google.com/books/edition/S%C5%ABryasiddh%C4%81nta/_w4cAAAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=%22Pausna%22 Google]</ref> The word ''Pauṣṇa'' is derived from ''Pūṣan''. The ''yogatara'' (main star), ζ Psc, has the presiding deity as ''Pūṣan'', the Sun.

	===Identification and Main Star ===		===Identification and Main Star ===

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	[[File:Revati nakshatras in Temple draw+lbl 4ase.jpg\|thumb\|Revati 10th century (Athmanathaswamy temple)]]		[[File:Revati nakshatras in Temple draw+lbl 4ase.jpg\|thumb\|Revati 10th century (Athmanathaswamy temple)]]
	[[File:Revati.jpg\|thumb\|The possible identification of the five stars of Revati from the temple engraving (identification by B.S. Shylaja). They are ε, δ, ζ, 89 and 96 Psc. ]]		[[File:Revati.jpg\|thumb\|The possible identification of the five stars of Revati from the temple engraving (identification by B.S. Shylaja). They are ε, δ, ζ, 89 and 96 Psc. ]]
	Pauṣṇa ('''पौष्ण''') is another name for [[Revati]], (रेवती), the 27th nakṣatra of Vedic astral science, located in the [[Pisces]]/[[Andromeda]] area. The yogatara (main star) is ζ Psc and it consists of more than one star.		Pauṣṇa ('''पौष्ण''')<ref name=":0">Pai, R.V., Shylaja, B.S. From ''Nadyantaka'' to ''Pauṣṇa'': compilation of stars catalogued in ''Sarvasiddhāntarāja''. ''J Astrophys Astron'' '''42''', 113 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12036-021-09736-0</ref> is another name for [[Revati]], (रेवती), the 27th nakṣatra of Vedic astral science, located in the [[Pisces]]/[[Andromeda]] area. The yogatara (main star) is ζ Psc and the asterism consists of more than one star.

	==Etymology and History==		==Etymology and History==
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	** Paushna		** Paushna
	** Pauchna		** Pauchna
			** Poushna
	** Pooshna		** Pooshna
	** Pushan		** Pauṣṇa
	** ~~Pauṣṇa<ref name=":0">Pai, R.V., Shylaja, B.S. From ''Nadyantaka'' to ''Pauṣṇa'': compilation of stars catalogued in ''Sarvasiddhāntarāja''. ''J Astrophys Astron'' '''42''', 113~~ (~~2021~~)~~. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12036-021-09736-0</ref>~~		** Pushan (deity)
			** Pūṣan (deity)

	''Pauṣṇa (पौष्ण)''<ref>R. Venketeswara Pai and B. S. Shylaja (2016) "Measurement of coordinates of Nakśatras in Indian astronomy" (Sarvasiddhāntarāja by Nityānanda, 1639 CE)</ref> is also the name of the 27th nakshatra and, specifically, its ''yogatara'' (main star) ''Revati'' is assigned ζ Psc. This has the presiding deity as ''Pūṣan'', the Sun. The word ''Pauṣṇa'' is derived from ''Pūṣan''.		''Pauṣṇa (पौष्ण)''<ref>R. Venketeswara Pai and B. S. Shylaja (2016) "Measurement of coordinates of Nakśatras in Indian astronomy" (Sarvasiddhāntarāja by Nityānanda, 1639 CE)</ref> is also the name of the 27th nakshatra and, specifically, its ''yogatara'' (main star) ''Revati'' is assigned ζ Psc. This has the presiding deity as ''Pūṣan'', the Sun. The word ''Pauṣṇa'' is derived from ''Pūṣan''.
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	In the catalogue of stars provided by Nityananda<ref>Venketeswara R Pai and Shylaja B S, 2021, JOAA, 42, 113		In the catalogue of stars provided by Nityananda<ref>Venketeswara R Pai and Shylaja B S, 2021, JOAA, 42, 113

	https://doi.org/10.1007/s12036-021-09736- </ref> of 17th century, the entry corresponds to the name ''~~Pouṣṇa~~'', the ecliptic longitude if 359 degrees and the latitude zero. This position is midway between ζ Psc and ε Psc:<ref name=":0" /> <blockquote>The star '''''Pauṣṇa''''' (popularly known as '''''Revatī''''') has the ''dhruvaka'' and ''śara'' which are equal to twenty-nine (''golocana'') degrees and one-third of a degree subtracted from two degrees respectively. The star is situated along the southern direction with sixth order brightness (''sūkṣmatara''). These are the only five [stars] which are situated in the ''Māīna''[-''rāśi'']. There are a total of 84 (''yugāṣṭa'') stars are situated in the entire ''rāśicakra'' (or ecliptic). </blockquote>		https://doi.org/10.1007/s12036-021-09736- </ref> of 17th century, the entry corresponds to the name ''Pauṣṇa'', the ecliptic longitude if 359 degrees and the latitude zero. This position is midway between ζ Psc and ε Psc:<ref name=":0" /> <blockquote>The star '''''Pauṣṇa''''' (popularly known as '''''Revatī''''') has the ''dhruvaka'' and ''śara'' which are equal to twenty-nine (''golocana'') degrees and one-third of a degree subtracted from two degrees respectively. The star is situated along the southern direction with sixth order brightness (''sūkṣmatara''). These are the only five [stars] which are situated in the ''Māīna''[-''rāśi'']. There are a total of 84 (''yugāṣṭa'') stars are situated in the entire ''rāśicakra'' (or ecliptic). </blockquote>
	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
	\|+Shylaja's identification (based on the Nityananda star catalog)		\|+Shylaja's identification (based on the Nityananda star catalog)
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	== IAU Working Group on Star Names ==		== IAU Working Group on Star Names ==
	The name ''Pauṣṇa'' for ε Psc was suggested to WGSN in 2023. Based on the identification of the position of the 27th nakshatra in a 17th century star catalogue, which lists a coordinate between Zeta and Epsilon Pisces, the name ''Pauṣṇa'' was proposed as a star name for Epsilon (Zeta is already named Revati).		The name ''Pauṣṇa'' for ε Psc was suggested to WGSN in 2023. Based on the identification of the position of the 27th nakshatra in a 17th century star catalogue, which lists a coordinate between Zeta and Epsilon Pisces, the name ''Pauṣṇa'' was proposed as a star name for Epsilon (Zeta is already named Revati).

	An alternative could be Zeta Psc B, as this star is also above the visibility threshold and unnamed.		An alternative could be Zeta Psc B, as this star is also above the visibility threshold and unnamed.

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transliteration

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	== IAU Working Group on Star Names ==		== IAU Working Group on Star Names ==
	The name ''Pauṣṇa'' for ε Psc was suggested to WGSN in 2023. Based on the identification of the position of the 27th nakshatra in a 17th century star catalogue, which lists a coordinate between Zeta and Epsilon Pisces, the name ~~aoushna~~ was proposed as a star name for Epsilon (Zeta is already named Revati).		The name ''Pauṣṇa'' for ε Psc was suggested to WGSN in 2023. Based on the identification of the position of the 27th nakshatra in a 17th century star catalogue, which lists a coordinate between Zeta and Epsilon Pisces, the name ''Pauṣṇa'' was proposed as a star name for Epsilon (Zeta is already named Revati).

	An alternative could be Zeta Psc B, as this star is also above the visibility threshold and unnamed.		An alternative could be Zeta Psc B, as this star is also above the visibility threshold and unnamed.

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	[[File:Revati nakshatras in Temple draw+lbl 4ase.jpg\|thumb\|Revati 10th century (Athmanathaswamy temple)]]		[[File:Revati nakshatras in Temple draw+lbl 4ase.jpg\|thumb\|Revati 10th century (Athmanathaswamy temple)]]
	[[File:Revati.jpg\|thumb\|The possible identification of the five stars of Revati from the temple engraving (identification by B.S. Shylaja). They are ε, δ, ζ, 89 and 96 Psc. ]]		[[File:Revati.jpg\|thumb\|The possible identification of the five stars of Revati from the temple engraving (identification by B.S. Shylaja). They are ε, δ, ζ, 89 and 96 Psc. ]]
	~~Pouṣṇa~~ ('''पौष्ण''') is another name for [[Revati]], (रेवती), the 27th nakṣatra of Vedic astral science, located in the [[Pisces]]/[[Andromeda]] area. The yogatara (main star) is ζ Psc and it consists of more than one star.		Pauṣṇa ('''पौष्ण''') is another name for [[Revati]], (रेवती), the 27th nakṣatra of Vedic astral science, located in the [[Pisces]]/[[Andromeda]] area. The yogatara (main star) is ζ Psc and it consists of more than one star.

	==Etymology and History==		==Etymology and History==
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	* ''Revati''		* ''Revati''
	* ''~~Pouṣṇa~~ (पौष्ण)''		* ''Pauṣṇa (पौष्ण)''
	** ~~Poushna~~		** Paushna
	** ~~Pouchna~~		** Pauchna
	** Pooshna		** Pooshna
	** Pushan		** Pushan
	** Pauṣṇa<ref name=":0">Pai, R.V., Shylaja, B.S. From ''Nadyantaka'' to ''Pauṣṇa'': compilation of stars catalogued in ''Sarvasiddhāntarāja''. ''J Astrophys Astron'' '''42''', 113 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12036-021-09736-0</ref>		** Pauṣṇa<ref name=":0">Pai, R.V., Shylaja, B.S. From ''Nadyantaka'' to ''Pauṣṇa'': compilation of stars catalogued in ''Sarvasiddhāntarāja''. ''J Astrophys Astron'' '''42''', 113 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12036-021-09736-0</ref>

	''~~Pouṣṇa~~ (पौष्ण)''<ref>R. Venketeswara Pai and B. S. Shylaja (2016) "Measurement of coordinates of Nakśatras in Indian astronomy" (Sarvasiddhāntarāja by Nityānanda, 1639 CE)</ref> is also the name of the 27th nakshatra and, specifically, its ''yogatara'' (main star) ''Revati'' is assigned ζ Psc. This has the presiding deity as ''Pūṣan'', the Sun. The word ''~~Pouṣṇa~~'' is derived from ''Pūṣan''.		''Pauṣṇa (पौष्ण)''<ref>R. Venketeswara Pai and B. S. Shylaja (2016) "Measurement of coordinates of Nakśatras in Indian astronomy" (Sarvasiddhāntarāja by Nityānanda, 1639 CE)</ref> is also the name of the 27th nakshatra and, specifically, its ''yogatara'' (main star) ''Revati'' is assigned ζ Psc. This has the presiding deity as ''Pūṣan'', the Sun. The word ''Pauṣṇa'' is derived from ''Pūṣan''.

	===Identification and Main Star ===		===Identification and Main Star ===
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	== IAU Working Group on Star Names ==		== IAU Working Group on Star Names ==
	The name ''~~Pouṣṇa~~'' for ε Psc was suggested to WGSN in 2023. Based on the identification of the position of the 27th nakshatra in a 17th century star catalogue, which lists a coordinate between Zeta and Epsilon Pisces, the name ~~Poushna~~ was proposed as a star name for Epsilon (Zeta is already named Revati).		The name ''Pauṣṇa'' for ε Psc was suggested to WGSN in 2023. Based on the identification of the position of the 27th nakshatra in a 17th century star catalogue, which lists a coordinate between Zeta and Epsilon Pisces, the name aoushna was proposed as a star name for Epsilon (Zeta is already named Revati).

	An alternative could be Zeta Psc B, as this star is also above the visibility threshold and unnamed.		An alternative could be Zeta Psc B, as this star is also above the visibility threshold and unnamed.

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	[[File:Revati nakshatras in Temple draw+lbl 4ase.jpg\|thumb\|Revati 10th century (Athmanathaswamy temple)]]		[[File:Revati nakshatras in Temple draw+lbl 4ase.jpg\|thumb\|Revati 10th century (Athmanathaswamy temple)]]
	[[File:Revati.jpg\|thumb\|The possible identification of the five stars of Revati from the temple engraving (identification by B.S. Shylaja). They are e, d, z, 89 and 96 Psc. ]]		[[File:Revati.jpg\|thumb\|The possible identification of the five stars of Revati from the temple engraving (identification by B.S. Shylaja). They are ε, δ, ζ, 89 and 96 Psc. ]]
	Pouṣṇa ('''पौष्ण''') is another name for [[Revati]], (रेवती), the 27th nakṣatra of Vedic astral science, located in the [[Pisces]]/[[Andromeda]] area. The yogatara (main star) is ζ Psc and it consists of more than one star.		Pouṣṇa ('''पौष्ण''') is another name for [[Revati]], (रेवती), the 27th nakṣatra of Vedic astral science, located in the [[Pisces]]/[[Andromeda]] area. The yogatara (main star) is ζ Psc and it consists of more than one star.

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Identification and Main Star

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	** Pooshna		** Pooshna
	** Pushan		** Pushan
	** Pauṣṇa<ref>Pai, R.V., Shylaja, B.S. From ''Nadyantaka'' to ''Pauṣṇa'': compilation of stars catalogued in ''Sarvasiddhāntarāja''. ''J Astrophys Astron'' '''42''', 113 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12036-021-09736-0</ref>		** Pauṣṇa<ref name=":0">Pai, R.V., Shylaja, B.S. From ''Nadyantaka'' to ''Pauṣṇa'': compilation of stars catalogued in ''Sarvasiddhāntarāja''. ''J Astrophys Astron'' '''42''', 113 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12036-021-09736-0</ref>

	''Pouṣṇa (पौष्ण)''<ref>R. Venketeswara Pai and B. S. Shylaja (2016) "Measurement of coordinates of Nakśatras in Indian astronomy" (Sarvasiddhāntarāja by Nityānanda, 1639 CE)</ref> is also the name of the 27th nakshatra and, specifically, its ''yogatara'' (main star) ''Revati'' is assigned ζ Psc. This has the presiding deity as ''Pūṣan'', the Sun. The word ''Pouṣṇa'' is derived from ''Pūṣan''.		''Pouṣṇa (पौष्ण)''<ref>R. Venketeswara Pai and B. S. Shylaja (2016) "Measurement of coordinates of Nakśatras in Indian astronomy" (Sarvasiddhāntarāja by Nityānanda, 1639 CE)</ref> is also the name of the 27th nakshatra and, specifically, its ''yogatara'' (main star) ''Revati'' is assigned ζ Psc. This has the presiding deity as ''Pūṣan'', the Sun. The word ''Pouṣṇa'' is derived from ''Pūṣan''.
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	In the catalogue of stars provided by Nityananda<ref>Venketeswara R Pai and Shylaja B S, 2021, JOAA, 42, 113		In the catalogue of stars provided by Nityananda<ref>Venketeswara R Pai and Shylaja B S, 2021, JOAA, 42, 113

	https://doi.org/10.1007/s12036-021-09736- </ref> of 17th century, the entry corresponds to the name ''Pouṣṇa'', the ecliptic longitude if 359 degrees and the latitude zero. This position is midway between ζ Psc and ε Psc.		https://doi.org/10.1007/s12036-021-09736- </ref> of 17th century, the entry corresponds to the name ''Pouṣṇa'', the ecliptic longitude if 359 degrees and the latitude zero. This position is midway between ζ Psc and ε Psc:<ref name=":0" /> <blockquote>The star '''''Pauṣṇa''''' (popularly known as '''''Revatī''''') has the ''dhruvaka'' and ''śara'' which are equal to twenty-nine (''golocana'') degrees and one-third of a degree subtracted from two degrees respectively. The star is situated along the southern direction with sixth order brightness (''sūkṣmatara''). These are the only five [stars] which are situated in the ''Māīna''[-''rāśi'']. There are a total of 84 (''yugāṣṭa'') stars are situated in the entire ''rāśicakra'' (or ecliptic). </blockquote>
	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
	\|+Shylaja's identification (based on the Nityananda star catalog)		\|+Shylaja's identification (based on the Nityananda star catalog)

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	** Pauṣṇa<ref>Pai, R.V., Shylaja, B.S. From ''Nadyantaka'' to ''Pauṣṇa'': compilation of stars catalogued in ''Sarvasiddhāntarāja''. ''J Astrophys Astron'' '''42''', 113 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12036-021-09736-0</ref>		** Pauṣṇa<ref>Pai, R.V., Shylaja, B.S. From ''Nadyantaka'' to ''Pauṣṇa'': compilation of stars catalogued in ''Sarvasiddhāntarāja''. ''J Astrophys Astron'' '''42''', 113 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12036-021-09736-0</ref>

	''Pouṣṇa (पौष्ण)'' is also the name of the 27th nakshatra and, specifically, its ''yogatara'' (main star) ''Revati'' is assigned ζ Psc. This has the presiding deity as ''Pūṣan'', the Sun. The word ''Pouṣṇa'' is derived from ''Pūṣan''.		''Pouṣṇa (पौष्ण)''<ref>R. Venketeswara Pai and B. S. Shylaja (2016) "Measurement of coordinates of Nakśatras in Indian astronomy" (Sarvasiddhāntarāja by Nityānanda, 1639 CE)</ref> is also the name of the 27th nakshatra and, specifically, its ''yogatara'' (main star) ''Revati'' is assigned ζ Psc. This has the presiding deity as ''Pūṣan'', the Sun. The word ''Pouṣṇa'' is derived from ''Pūṣan''.

	===Identification and Main Star ===		===Identification and Main Star ===
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	==== Stars within the Constellation Area ====		==== Stars within the Constellation Area ====
	In 2025, Susanne M Hoffmann contributed a new "Indian Vedic" sky culture to Stellarium which maps the depictions of the nakshatras engraved in a door frame of the Athmanathaswamy temple near Aranthangi, India, 10th century CE. When the geometrical pattern is identified with the stars as common, we used an algorithm to make this list of all stars brighter than 6.5 mag in V-band inside the convex hull computed from the identified individual stars:		In 2025, Susanne M Hoffmann contributed a new "Indian Vedic" sky culture to Stellarium, which maps the depictions of the nakshatras engraved in a door frame of the Athmanathaswamy temple near Aranthangi, India, 10th century CE. When the geometrical pattern is identified with the stars as common, we used an algorithm to make this list of all stars brighter than 6.5 mag in V-band inside the convex hull computed from the identified individual stars:
	{\| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"		{\| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
	!id		!id

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	[[File:Revati nakshatras in Temple draw+lbl 4ase.jpg\|thumb\|Revati 10th century (Athmanathaswamy temple)]]		[[File:Revati nakshatras in Temple draw+lbl 4ase.jpg\|thumb\|Revati 10th century (Athmanathaswamy temple)]]
	[[File:Revati.jpg\|thumb\|The possible identification of the five stars of Revati from the temple engraving (identification by B. S. Shylaja). They are e, d, z, 89 and 96 Psc. ]]		[[File:Revati.jpg\|thumb\|The possible identification of the five stars of Revati from the temple engraving (identification by B.S. Shylaja). They are e, d, z, 89 and 96 Psc. ]]
	Pouṣṇa ('''पौष्ण''') is another name for [[Revati]], (रेवती), the 27th nakṣatra of Vedic astral science, located in the [[Pisces]]/[[Andromeda]] area. The yogatara (main star) is ζ Psc and it consists of more than one star.		Pouṣṇa ('''पौष्ण''') is another name for [[Revati]], (रेवती), the 27th nakṣatra of Vedic astral science, located in the [[Pisces]]/[[Andromeda]] area. The yogatara (main star) is ζ Psc and it consists of more than one star.