Rastaban - Revision history

Rolandlaffitte at 08:37, 26 March 2026

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	==Etymology and History==		==Etymology and History==

	Applied with various spellings since medieval times, from the sci-A name ra's al-tinnin, "the Serpent's Head", for γ Dra. Transferred to β Dra in recent times (originally Ptolemy had γ Dra on the head, and β more specifically on the eye).		Kunitsch and Smart (2006):<ref>Kunitzsch, Paul; Smart, Tim (2006). A Dictionary of Modern star Names: A Short Guide to 254 Star Names and Their Derivations (2nd rev. ed.). Cambridge, Massachusetts: Sky Pub.</ref> <blockquote>Applied with various spellings since medieval times, from the sci-A name ra's al-tinnin, "the Serpent's Head", for γ Dra. Transferred to β Dra in recent times (originally Ptolemy had γ Dra on the head, and β more specifically on the eye).</blockquote>Roland Laffitte (2025)<ref>Roland Laffitte (2025), ''Nommer les étoile: 500 noms hérités des Arabes - Apport de l'uranographie arabe'', Orient des Mots</ref> elaborates:

	Roland Laffitte (2025) elaborates:

	* '''''Rastaban'''[Ant.] (β Dra: 2.79) /'''''رأس التنين''' '''.''' This name, adopted in the 13<sup>th</sup> century for ''γ Dra'', then shifted during the 19<sup>th</sup> century to denote ''β Dra'', is now approved by the IAU. It derives from the name ''Ra’s al-Tinnīn'', ‘the Head of the Sea Serpent [<nowiki/>[[Hydra]]]’, which corresponds to the Greco-Arabic figure, transformed under the influence of the conjectures of Renaissance philologists.		* '''''Rastaban'''[Ant.] (β Dra: 2.79) /'''''رأس التنين''' '''.''' This name, adopted in the 13<sup>th</sup> century for ''γ Dra'', then shifted during the 19<sup>th</sup> century to denote ''β Dra'', is now approved by the IAU. It derives from the name ''Ra’s al-Tinnīn'', ‘the Head of the Sea Serpent [<nowiki/>[[Hydra]]]’, which corresponds to the Greco-Arabic figure, transformed under the influence of the conjectures of Renaissance philologists.
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	==Reference==		==Reference==
	*[[References\|References (general)]]		*[[References\|References (general)]]
	* ~~Kunitzsch, Paul; Smart, Tim (2006). A Dictionary of Modern star Names: A Short Guide to 254 Star Names and Their Derivations (2nd rev. ed.). Cambridge, Massachusetts: Sky Pub.~~		*

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Rolandlaffitte at 08:35, 26 March 2026

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	Applied with various spellings since medieval times, from the sci-A name ra's al-tinnin, "the Serpent's Head", for γ Dra. Transferred to β Dra in recent times (originally Ptolemy had γ Dra on the head, and β more specifically on the eye).		Applied with various spellings since medieval times, from the sci-A name ra's al-tinnin, "the Serpent's Head", for γ Dra. Transferred to β Dra in recent times (originally Ptolemy had γ Dra on the head, and β more specifically on the eye).

			Roland Laffitte (2025) elaborates:

			* '''''Rastaban'''[Ant.] (β Dra: 2.79) /'''''رأس التنين''' '''.''' This name, adopted in the 13<sup>th</sup> century for ''γ Dra'', then shifted during the 19<sup>th</sup> century to denote ''β Dra'', is now approved by the IAU. It derives from the name ''Ra’s al-Tinnīn'', ‘the Head of the Sea Serpent [<nowiki/>[[Hydra]]]’, which corresponds to the Greco-Arabic figure, transformed under the influence of the conjectures of Renaissance philologists.
			* '''''Rastaban'''[Post.]''

	==Mythology==		==Mythology==

Sushoff at 06:06, 22 January 2026

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	{{DISPLAYTITLE:Rastaban}}		{{DISPLAYTITLE:Rastaban}}
			Authors: IAU-WGSN Etymology Group, {{PAGEAUTHORS}}
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	Rastaban is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Arabic. It is the name of HIP 85670 (β Dra, HR 6536) in constellation Dra.		Rastaban is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Arabic. It is the name of HIP 85670 (β Dra, HR 6536) in constellation Dra.

IanRidpath at 22:34, 18 June 2025

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	{{DISPLAYTITLE:Rastaban}}		{{DISPLAYTITLE:Rastaban}}
	Rastaban is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Arabic. It is the name of ~~HIP85670~~ (β Dra, HR 6536) in constellation Dra.		Rastaban is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Arabic. It is the name of HIP 85670 (β Dra, HR 6536) in constellation Dra.

	==Etymology and History==		==Etymology and History==

	Applied with various spellings since medieval times, from the sci-A name ra's al-tinnin, "the Serpent's Head," for γ Dra. Transferred to β Dra in recent times (originally Ptolemy had γ Dra on the "head," and β more specifically on the "eye").		Applied with various spellings since medieval times, from the sci-A name ra's al-tinnin, "the Serpent's Head", for γ Dra. Transferred to β Dra in recent times (originally Ptolemy had γ Dra on the head, and β more specifically on the eye).

	==Mythology==		==Mythology==

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{{DISPLAYTITLE:Rastaban}}
Rastaban is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Arabic. It is the name of HIP85670 (β Dra, HR 6536) in constellation Dra.

==Etymology and History==

Applied with various spellings since medieval times, from the sci-A name ra's al-tinnin, "the Serpent's Head," for γ Dra. Transferred to β Dra in recent times (originally Ptolemy had γ Dra on the "head," and β more specifically on the "eye").

==Mythology==

==IAU Working Group on Star Names==
The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN on 2016/08/21.

==Weblinks==
* Website of the IAU WGSN: https://exopla.net/

==Reference==
*[[References|References (general)]]
* Kunitzsch, Paul; Smart, Tim (2006). A Dictionary of Modern star Names: A Short Guide to 254 Star Names and Their Derivations (2nd rev. ed.). Cambridge, Massachusetts: Sky Pub.

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