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	==IAU Working Group on Star Names==		==IAU Working Group on Star Names==
	The name was suggested to the IAU WGSN in 2023, as it is the original name of the constellation. WGSN picked a faint star so close to a bright one that it is normally outshone (although above the visibility threshold). The name is adopted to the IAU-CSN since 16 July ~~2023~~.		The name was suggested to the IAU WGSN in 2023, as it is the original name of the constellation. WGSN picked a faint star so close to a bright one that it is normally outshone (although above the visibility threshold). The name is adopted to the IAU-CSN since 16 July 2026.

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Reference: Updated link

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	* [[References\|References (general)]]		* [[References\|References (general)]]
	* [[References (Medieval and Early Modern)\|References (early modern)]]		* [[References (Medieval and Early Modern)\|References (early modern)]]
	* Ian Ridpath's ~~website (~~[http://ianridpath.com/startales ~~Star Tales~~] )		* Ian Ridpath's ''Star Tales'' – Equuleus [http://www.ianridpath.com/startales/equuleus.html]

	[[Category:Asterism‏‎]]		[[Category:Asterism‏‎]]

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	* Ian Ridpath's website ([http://ianridpath.com/startales Star Tales] )		* Ian Ridpath's website ([http://ianridpath.com/startales Star Tales] )

	[[Category:~~Single star-asterism‏‎~~]]		[[Category:Asterism‏‎]]
	[[Category:~~Star Name‏‎~~]]		[[Category:Constellation]]
	[[Category:IAU-Star Name‏‎]]		[[Category:IAU-Star Name‏‎]]
	[[Category:Eurasia]]		[[Category:Eurasia]]
	[[Category:~~East Asian~~]] [[Category:~~Asian~~]][[Category:Modern]]		[[Category:European]] [[Category:Equ]][[Category:Modern]]

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			[[File:Equ stellarium.png\|thumb\|the star 6 Equ in modern Equuleus as displayed in Stellarium<ref>Zotti, Georg; Hoffmann, Susanne M.; Wolf, Alexander; Chéreau, Fabien & Chéreau, Guillaume, "The Simulated Sky: Stellarium for Cultural Astronomy Research", ''Journal of Skyscape Archaeology'', '''6(2)''' (2020), 221--258 <nowiki>https://doi.org/10.1558/jsa.17822</nowiki>.</ref>]]
	Protome, The Bust, is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Ancient Greek. It is the name of the star 6 Equ in constellation [[Equuleus]].		Protome, The Bust, is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Ancient Greek. It is the name of the star 6 Equ in constellation [[Equuleus]].

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Concordance, Etymology, History

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	see constellation [[Equuleus]]		see constellation [[Equuleus]]

	The name occurs since Roman time when ancient Greek was still the lingua franca of scientific writing. It is not a classical Greek constellation. Geminos (1st century BCE) is the first who mentions it and it was taken up in Ptolemy's Almagest which is why it then spread in European Latin and Arabic translations.		The name occurs since Roman time when ancient Greek was still the lingua franca of scientific writing. It is not a classical Greek constellation. Geminos (1st century BCE)<ref>James Evans & J. Lennart Berggren (2007). Geminos's Introduction to the Phenomena. A Translation and Study of a Hellenistic Survey of Astronomy. Princeton University Press</ref> is the first who mentions it and it was taken up in Ptolemy's Almagest which is why it then spread in European Latin and Arabic translations.

	==Mythology==		==Mythology==

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Protome, The Bust, is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Ancient Greek. It is the name of the star 6 Equ in constellation [[Equuleus]].

==Concordance, Etymology, History==
see constellation [[Equuleus]]

The name occurs since Roman time when ancient Greek was still the lingua franca of scientific writing. It is not a classical Greek constellation. Geminos (1st century BCE) is the first who mentions it and it was taken up in Ptolemy's Almagest which is why it then spread in European Latin and Arabic translations.

==Mythology==
There is no mythology for the constellation.

==IAU Working Group on Star Names==
The name was suggested to the IAU WGSN in 2023, as it is the original name of the constellation. WGSN picked a faint star so close to a bright one that it is normally outshone (although above the visibility threshold). The name is adopted to the IAU-CSN since 16 July 2023.

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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] )

[[Category:Single star-asterism‏‎]]
[[Category:Star Name‏‎]]
[[Category:IAU-Star Name‏‎]]
[[Category:Eurasia]]
[[Category:East Asian]] [[Category:Asian]][[Category:Modern]]