Safina - Revision history

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	Safina is a new IAU star ~~name~~ that represents the Arabian asterism ''al-safīna'' (السَّفينة), meaning "the Ship". It was decided to use the term without the Arabic article "al" to make it easier to distinguish between this and another star name, Alsephina, that has been applied to a star in the Greek constellation of Argo, The Ship. Safina, however, was chosen to honour an Indigenous Arabic constellation. (Note: The Arabic term denotes a large boat, possibly with multiple masts.) The precise identification of the stars that were incorporated into this asterism is challenging because of obscure and conflicting descriptions in the primary sources, thus leading to multiple interpretations of this figure in the present day.		Safina is a new IAU name for the star 88 Aquarii that represents the Arabian asterism ''al-safīna'' (السَّفينة), meaning "the Ship". It was decided to use the term without the Arabic article "al" to make it easier to distinguish between this and another star name, Alsephina, that has been applied to a star in the Greek constellation of Argo, The Ship. Safina, however, was chosen to honour an Indigenous Arabic constellation. (Note: The Arabic term denotes a large boat, possibly with multiple masts.) The precise identification of the stars that were incorporated into this asterism is challenging because of obscure and conflicting descriptions in the primary sources, thus leading to multiple interpretations of this figure in the present day.

	==Etymology and History==		==Etymology and History==
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	"Footnote 71: Paul Kunitzsch also berates Ibn Qutayba’s inclusion of Suhayl as the Edge of the Oar ''(ṭarf al-mijdāf)'' of the Boat, as well as the rest of his description of the Boat, saying it “consists of nothing but absurdities” (1961, 103-104).<ref>Kunitzsch, Paul. 1961. ''Untersuchungen zur Sternnomenklatur der Araber.'' Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz.</ref> To his credit, Ibn Qutayba distinguishes that element from the rest of his description by saying it was the speech of the mathematical astronomers ''(aṣḥāb al-nujūm)'', which is his typical method of distinguishing Greek from Arabian astronomy in his ''Kitāb al-anwāʾ'' (1956, 81)."<ref>Ibn Qutayba al-Dīnawarī, Abū Muḥammad ʿAbdallah b. Muslim. 1956. ''Kitāb al-anwāʾ (fī mawāsim al-ʿArab)''. Hyderabad: Maṭbaʿat Majlis Dāʾirat al-Maʿārif al-ʿUthmāniyya.</ref>		"Footnote 71: Paul Kunitzsch also berates Ibn Qutayba’s inclusion of Suhayl as the Edge of the Oar ''(ṭarf al-mijdāf)'' of the Boat, as well as the rest of his description of the Boat, saying it “consists of nothing but absurdities” (1961, 103-104).<ref>Kunitzsch, Paul. 1961. ''Untersuchungen zur Sternnomenklatur der Araber.'' Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz.</ref> To his credit, Ibn Qutayba distinguishes that element from the rest of his description by saying it was the speech of the mathematical astronomers ''(aṣḥāb al-nujūm)'', which is his typical method of distinguishing Greek from Arabian astronomy in his ''Kitāb al-anwāʾ'' (1956, 81)."<ref>Ibn Qutayba al-Dīnawarī, Abū Muḥammad ʿAbdallah b. Muslim. 1956. ''Kitāb al-anwāʾ (fī mawāsim al-ʿArab)''. Hyderabad: Maṭbaʿat Majlis Dāʾirat al-Maʿārif al-ʿUthmāniyya.</ref>


	From the above source materials, Adams interprets the figure of the Ship/Boat as seen in the diagram above. This locates the Ship among the stars of modern-day Aquarius and Pisces, with the bright stars Fomalhaut (in Piscis Austrinus) and Diphda (in Cetus) as the beginning and end of the Ship's hull. </blockquote>		From the above source materials, Adams interprets the figure of the Ship/Boat as seen in the diagram above. This locates the Ship among the stars of modern-day Aquarius and Pisces, with the bright stars Fomalhaut (in Piscis Austrinus) and Diphda (in Cetus) as the beginning and end of the Ship's hull. </blockquote>
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	==Weblinks==		==Weblinks==
	* Website of the IAU WGSN: https://exopla.net/		* Website of the IAU WGSN: https://exopla.net/


	== Reference ==		== Reference ==
	Ibn Qutayba al-Dīnawarī, Abū Muḥammad ʿAbdallah b. Muslim. 1956. ''Kitāb al-anwāʾ (fī mawāsim al-ʿArab)''. Hyderabad: Maṭbaʿat Majlis Dāʾirat al-Maʿārif al-ʿUthmāniyya.		Ibn Qutayba al-Dīnawarī, Abū Muḥammad ʿAbdallah b. Muslim. 1956. ''Kitāb al-anwāʾ (fī mawāsim al-ʿArab)''. Hyderabad: Maṭbaʿat Majlis Dāʾirat al-Maʿārif al-ʿUthmāniyya.

Sushoff at 05:19, 22 January 2026

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	Authors: ~~IAU-WGSN Etymology Group,~~ {{PAGEAUTHORS}}		Authors: {{PAGEAUTHORS}}
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	Safina is a new IAU star name that represents the Arabian asterism ''al-safīna'' (السَّفينة), meaning "the Ship". It was decided to use the term without the Arabic article "al" to make it easier to distinguish between this and another star name, Alsephina, that has been applied to a star in the Greek constellation of Argo, The Ship. Safina, however, was chosen to honour an Indigenous Arabic constellation. (Note: The Arabic term denotes a large boat, possibly with multiple masts.) The precise identification of the stars that were incorporated into this asterism is challenging because of obscure and conflicting descriptions in the primary sources, thus leading to multiple interpretations of this figure in the present day.		Safina is a new IAU star name that represents the Arabian asterism ''al-safīna'' (السَّفينة), meaning "the Ship". It was decided to use the term without the Arabic article "al" to make it easier to distinguish between this and another star name, Alsephina, that has been applied to a star in the Greek constellation of Argo, The Ship. Safina, however, was chosen to honour an Indigenous Arabic constellation. (Note: The Arabic term denotes a large boat, possibly with multiple masts.) The precise identification of the stars that were incorporated into this asterism is challenging because of obscure and conflicting descriptions in the primary sources, thus leading to multiple interpretations of this figure in the present day.

Sushoff at 05:18, 22 January 2026

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	Safina is a new IAU star name that represents the Arabian asterism ''al-safīna'' (السَّفينة), meaning "the Ship". It was decided to use the term without the Arabic article "al" to make it easier to distinguish between this and another star name, Alsephina, that has been applied to a star in the Greek constellation of Argo, The Ship. Safina, however, was chosen to honour an Indigenous Arabic constellation. (Note: The Arabic term denotes a large boat, possibly with multiple masts.) The precise identification of the stars that were incorporated into this asterism is challenging because of obscure and conflicting descriptions in the primary sources, thus leading to multiple interpretations of this figure in the present day.		Safina is a new IAU star name that represents the Arabian asterism ''al-safīna'' (السَّفينة), meaning "the Ship". It was decided to use the term without the Arabic article "al" to make it easier to distinguish between this and another star name, Alsephina, that has been applied to a star in the Greek constellation of Argo, The Ship. Safina, however, was chosen to honour an Indigenous Arabic constellation. (Note: The Arabic term denotes a large boat, possibly with multiple masts.) The precise identification of the stars that were incorporated into this asterism is challenging because of obscure and conflicting descriptions in the primary sources, thus leading to multiple interpretations of this figure in the present day.

Sushoff at 17:12, 20 May 2025

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	In 2024, WGSN decided to adopt the name "Safina" (without the Arabic article) for the naked eye star 88 Aquarii (c02 Aqr, HR 8812, HD 218594, HIP 114341), a bright V=3.64 magnitude K giant star in the constellation Aquarius, in the region between the bright stars Fomalhaut and Diphda.		In 2024, WGSN decided to adopt the name "Safina" (without the Arabic article) for the naked eye star 88 Aquarii (c02 Aqr, HR 8812, HD 218594, HIP 114341), a bright V=3.64 magnitude K giant star in the constellation Aquarius, in the region between the bright stars Fomalhaut and Diphda.

	== Weblinks ==		The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN on 2024/12/12.

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

	*

	== Reference ==		== Reference ==
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	al-Ṣūfī, Abū al-Ḥusayn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān b. ʿUmar. 1981. ''Kitāb ṣuwar al-kawākib al-thamāniya wa al-arbaʿīn.'' Beirut: Dār al-Āfāq al-Jadīda.		al-Ṣūfī, Abū al-Ḥusayn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān b. ʿUmar. 1981. ''Kitāb ṣuwar al-kawākib al-thamāniya wa al-arbaʿīn.'' Beirut: Dār al-Āfāq al-Jadīda.

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Sushoff at 14:52, 25 December 2024

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Ericmamajek: /* IAU Working Group Star Names */

2024-12-15T08:52:11Z

IAU Working Group Star Names

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	The name was discussed by the IAU WGSN in 2024.		The name was discussed by the IAU WGSN in 2024.

	"Alsafina" is duplicative with "Alsephina", a star name with similar etymology - Arabic for "the ship" - in this case referring to the constellation Argo Navis by Al-Ṣūfī (~964) in his ''Book of the Fixed Stars'', and following the spelling and star identification by Andreas Cellarius (1660) in ''Harmonia Macrocosmica''. As Alsephina was already adopted for Delta Velorum Aa by WGSN in 2017, some members of WGSN that Alsafina should not be eligible for use again, ~~because~~ it ~~will increase~~ confusion instead of reducing it (what is considered the main task of the WGSN).		It was noted that the originally proposed name "Alsafina" was somewhat duplicative with "Alsephina", a star name with similar etymology - Arabic for "the ship" - in this case referring to the constellation Argo Navis by Al-Ṣūfī (~964) in his ''Book of the Fixed Stars'', and following the spelling and star identification by Andreas Cellarius (1660) in ''Harmonia Macrocosmica''. "Alsephina" was already adopted for the star Delta Velorum Aa by WGSN in 2017, and some members of WGSN thought that Alsafina should not be eligible for use again, since it might cause confusion instead of reducing it (what is considered the main task of the WGSN).

	~~Note: The IAU star~~ name Alsephina ~~has been~~ applied to a star in the former Argo Navis, following the Arabic description of a Greek constellation Argo, ''al-safīna'', the Ship. The proposed new name, Alsafina, ~~would~~ be applied to a star that formed part of an indigenous Arabian asterism called the Ship ''(al-safīna)'' in a different region of the sky. ~~Hence~~, WGSN decided to ~~use~~ the ~~term~~ "Safina" without the Arabic article.		To clarify - the other name "Alsephina" was applied to a star in the former Argo Navis, following the Arabic description of a Greek constellation Argo, ''al-safīna'', the Ship. The proposed new name, Alsafina, was proposed to be applied to a star that formed part of an indigenous Arabian asterism called the Ship ''(al-safīna)'' in a different region of the sky.

			In 2024, WGSN decided to adopt the name "Safina" (without the Arabic article) for the naked eye star 88 Aquarii (c02 Aqr, HR 8812, HD 218594, HIP 114341), a bright V=3.64 magnitude K giant star in the constellation Aquarius, in the region between the bright stars Fomalhaut and Diphda.

	== Weblinks ==		== Weblinks ==

Sushoff at 10:01, 14 December 2024

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Sushoff: /* IAU Working Group Star Names */

2024-12-12T11:36:22Z

IAU Working Group Star Names

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	The name was discussed by the IAU WGSN in 2024.		The name was discussed by the IAU WGSN in 2024.

	"Alsafina" is duplicative with "Alsephina", a star name with similar etymology - Arabic for "the ship" - in this case referring to the constellation Argo Navis by Al-Ṣūfī (~964) in his ''Book of the Fixed Stars'', and following the spelling and star identification by Andreas Cellarius (1660) in ''Harmonia Macrocosmica''. As Alsephina was already adopted for Delta Velorum Aa by WGSN in 2017, some members of WGSN that Alsafina should not be eligible for use again.		"Alsafina" is duplicative with "Alsephina", a star name with similar etymology - Arabic for "the ship" - in this case referring to the constellation Argo Navis by Al-Ṣūfī (~964) in his ''Book of the Fixed Stars'', and following the spelling and star identification by Andreas Cellarius (1660) in ''Harmonia Macrocosmica''. As Alsephina was already adopted for Delta Velorum Aa by WGSN in 2017, some members of WGSN that Alsafina should not be eligible for use again, because it will increase confusion instead of reducing it (what is considered the main task of the WGSN).

	Note: The IAU star name Alsephina has been applied to a star in the former Argo Navis, following the Arabic description of a Greek constellation as ''al-safīna'', the Ship. The proposed new name, Alsafina, would be applied to a star that formed part of an indigenous Arabian asterism called the Ship ''(al-safīna)'' in a different region of the sky.		Note: The IAU star name Alsephina has been applied to a star in the former Argo Navis, following the Arabic description of a Greek constellation Argo, ''al-safīna'', the Ship. The proposed new name, Alsafina, would be applied to a star that formed part of an indigenous Arabian asterism called the Ship ''(al-safīna)'' in a different region of the sky. Hence, WGSN decided to use the term "Safina" without the Arabic article.

	== Weblinks ==		== Weblinks ==

Sushoff: modified the teaser after WGSN decision

2024-12-12T10:39:37Z

modified the teaser after WGSN decision

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	~~Alsafina~~ is a ~~proposed~~ IAU star name that represents the Arabian asterism ''al-safīna'' (السَّفينة), meaning "the Ship". (Note: The Arabic term denotes a large boat, possibly with multiple masts.) The precise identification of the stars that were incorporated into this asterism is challenging because of obscure and conflicting descriptions in the primary sources, thus leading to multiple interpretations of this figure in the present day.		Safina is a new IAU star name that represents the Arabian asterism ''al-safīna'' (السَّفينة), meaning "the Ship". It was decided to use the term without the Arabic article "al" to make it easier to distinguish between this and another star name, Alsephina, that has been applied to a star in the Greek constellation of Argo, The Ship. Safina, however, was chosen to honour an Indigenous Arabic constellation. (Note: The Arabic term denotes a large boat, possibly with multiple masts.) The precise identification of the stars that were incorporated into this asterism is challenging because of obscure and conflicting descriptions in the primary sources, thus leading to multiple interpretations of this figure in the present day.

	==Etymology and History==		==Etymology and History==
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	"Footnote 71: Paul Kunitzsch also berates Ibn Qutayba’s inclusion of Suhayl as the Edge of the Oar ''(ṭarf al-mijdāf)'' of the Boat, as well as the rest of his description of the Boat, saying it “consists of nothing but absurdities” (1961, 103-104).<ref>Kunitzsch, Paul. 1961. ''Untersuchungen zur Sternnomenklatur der Araber.'' Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz.</ref> To his credit, Ibn Qutayba distinguishes that element from the rest of his description by saying it was the speech of the mathematical astronomers ''(aṣḥāb al-nujūm)'', which is his typical method of distinguishing Greek from Arabian astronomy in his ''Kitāb al-anwāʾ'' (1956, 81)."<ref>Ibn Qutayba al-Dīnawarī, Abū Muḥammad ʿAbdallah b. Muslim. 1956. ''Kitāb al-anwāʾ (fī mawāsim al-ʿArab)''. Hyderabad: Maṭbaʿat Majlis Dāʾirat al-Maʿārif al-ʿUthmāniyya.</ref>		"Footnote 71: Paul Kunitzsch also berates Ibn Qutayba’s inclusion of Suhayl as the Edge of the Oar ''(ṭarf al-mijdāf)'' of the Boat, as well as the rest of his description of the Boat, saying it “consists of nothing but absurdities” (1961, 103-104).<ref>Kunitzsch, Paul. 1961. ''Untersuchungen zur Sternnomenklatur der Araber.'' Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz.</ref> To his credit, Ibn Qutayba distinguishes that element from the rest of his description by saying it was the speech of the mathematical astronomers ''(aṣḥāb al-nujūm)'', which is his typical method of distinguishing Greek from Arabian astronomy in his ''Kitāb al-anwāʾ'' (1956, 81)."<ref>Ibn Qutayba al-Dīnawarī, Abū Muḥammad ʿAbdallah b. Muslim. 1956. ''Kitāb al-anwāʾ (fī mawāsim al-ʿArab)''. Hyderabad: Maṭbaʿat Majlis Dāʾirat al-Maʿārif al-ʿUthmāniyya.</ref>

Sushoff at 10:34, 12 December 2024

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	al-Ṣūfī, Abū al-Ḥusayn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān b. ʿUmar. 1981. ''Kitāb ṣuwar al-kawākib al-thamāniya wa al-arbaʿīn.'' Beirut: Dār al-Āfāq al-Jadīda.		al-Ṣūfī, Abū al-Ḥusayn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān b. ʿUmar. 1981. ''Kitāb ṣuwar al-kawākib al-thamāniya wa al-arbaʿīn.'' Beirut: Dār al-Āfāq al-Jadīda.
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