Uñallamacha - Revision history

Sushoff at 10:00, 25 July 2026

2026-07-25T10:00:12Z

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	[[File:JessicasPaintings web 006.jpg\|thumb\|Yaqana, the She-Llama. The image depicts another llama, the mother-llama, breast-feeding her baby ("5") is no.4; Milky Way with Inka Dark Constellations (CC BY Jessica and Steven R. Gullberg).]]		[[File:JessicasPaintings web 006.jpg\|thumb\|Yaqana, the She-Llama. The image depicts another llama, the mother-llama, breast-feeding her baby ("5") is no.4; Milky Way with Inka Dark Constellations (CC BY Jessica and Steven R. Gullberg).]]
	[[File:Llama and baby llama greet us at Wiñaywayna.jpg\|thumb\|Llama and baby llama at Wiñaywayna (CC BY Bex Walton)]]		[[File:Llama and baby llama greet us at Wiñaywayna.jpg\|thumb\|Llama and baby llama at Wiñaywayna (CC BY Bex Walton)]]
			[[File:Uñallamacha profileCard SadeghFaghanpour-IAU.jpg\|thumb\|Uñallamacha profile card (CC BY Sadegh Faghanpour for IAU WGSN).]]
			[[File:Urquchillay stickfigure2 SadeghFaghanpour-IAU-WGSN.jpg\|thumb\|Uñallamacha stick figure (CC BY Sadegh Faghanpour for IAU WGSN).]]
	Uñallamacha, The Baby Llama, is an Inka dark constellation. Uñallamacha is the baby llama and forms a super-constellation with [[Yaqana]], the mother llama. As a constellation, he is represented in the area between [[Centaurus]] and [[Scorpius]]. As an Inka constellation, it has been used in South America.		Uñallamacha, The Baby Llama, is an Inka dark constellation. Uñallamacha is the baby llama and forms a super-constellation with [[Yaqana]], the mother llama. As a constellation, he is represented in the area between [[Centaurus]] and [[Scorpius]]. As an Inka constellation, it has been used in South America.

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			== IAU Working Group on Star Names ==
	In 2026, WGSN adopted the name '''Uñallamacha''' for the star [https://simbad.cds.unistra.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=HD+155985 HIP 84556 (HD 155985, ALS 4013)]. The star has apparent V magnitude 6.49, and is an intrinsically luminous B0.5Ib "blue supergiant" star, whose Gaia DR3 parallax is consistent with a distance of approximately 1075 parsecs. Consistent with its adoption for the name of an Inka dark constellation, the star is strongly affected by intervening interstellar dust, with its light reddened by color excess E(B-V) = 0.49 magnitudes (see e.g. [https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2024A%26A...689A.270P Paunzen] [https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2024A%26A...689A.270P et al. 2024]), and attenuated in the V band by about 1.5 magnitudes.		In 2026, WGSN adopted the name '''Uñallamacha''' for the star [https://simbad.cds.unistra.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=HD+155985 HIP 84556 (HD 155985, ALS 4013)]. The star has apparent V magnitude 6.49, and is an intrinsically luminous B0.5Ib "blue supergiant" star, whose Gaia DR3 parallax is consistent with a distance of approximately 1075 parsecs. Consistent with its adoption for the name of an Inka dark constellation, the star is strongly affected by intervening interstellar dust, with its light reddened by color excess E(B-V) = 0.49 magnitudes (see e.g. [https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2024A%26A...689A.270P Paunzen] [https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2024A%26A...689A.270P et al. 2024]), and attenuated in the V band by about 1.5 magnitudes. <gallery>
			File:Urquchillay_stickfigure2_SadeghFaghanpour-IAU-WGSN.jpg\|link=\|Yaqana and Uñallamacha constellations (CC BY Sadegh Faghanpour for IAU WGSN).
			File:Yaqana_stickfigure_SadeghFaghanpour-IAU-WGSN.jpg\|link=\|Yaqana stick figure (CC BY Sadegh Faghanpour for IAU WGSN).
			File:Urquchillay_stickfigure_SadeghFaghanpour-IAU-WGSN_(2).jpg\|link=\|Uñallamacha stick figure (CC BY Sadegh Faghanpour for IAU WGSN).
			File:Uñallamacha_profileCard_SadeghFaghanpour-IAU.jpg\|link=\|Uñallamacha profile card (CC BY Sadegh Faghanpour for IAU WGSN).
			File:Yaqana_profileCard_SadeghFaghanpour-IAU-WGSN.jpg\|link=\|Yaqana profile card (CC BY Sadegh Faghanpour for IAU WGSN).
			File:Yaqana2_stickfigure_SadeghFaghanpour-IAU-WGSN.jpg\|Yaqana star name in stick figure of Norma (CC BY Sadegh Faghanpour for IAU WGSN).
			</gallery>

	== References ==		== References ==

Ericmamajek: added info on star and WGSN adoption

2026-07-20T04:05:18Z

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			In 2026, WGSN adopted the name '''Uñallamacha''' for the star [https://simbad.cds.unistra.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=HD+155985 HIP 84556 (HD 155985, ALS 4013)]. The star has apparent V magnitude 6.49, and is an intrinsically luminous B0.5Ib "blue supergiant" star, whose Gaia DR3 parallax is consistent with a distance of approximately 1075 parsecs. Consistent with its adoption for the name of an Inka dark constellation, the star is strongly affected by intervening interstellar dust, with its light reddened by color excess E(B-V) = 0.49 magnitudes (see e.g. [https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2024A%26A...689A.270P Paunzen] [https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2024A%26A...689A.270P et al. 2024]), and attenuated in the V band by about 1.5 magnitudes.

	== References ==		== References ==

Sushoff: /* Spelling Variants */

2026-07-19T06:39:20Z

Spelling Variants

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	==== Spelling Variants ====		==== Spelling Variants ====

			*Uñallamacha
			*Unallamacha (Simbad spelling of the star name without diacritics)
	*Yacana (is the Spanish spelling, depreciated today to overcome colonialism)		*Yacana (is the Spanish spelling, depreciated today to overcome colonialism)
	=== Origin of Constellation ===		=== Origin of Constellation ===

Sushoff at 06:37, 19 July 2026

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	==== Spelling Variants ====		==== Spelling Variants ====

	*		*Yacana (is the Spanish spelling, depreciated today to overcome colonialism)
	=== Origin of Constellation ===		=== Origin of Constellation ===
	Llamas figure prominently in many aspects of Inka culture and this celestial figure was thought to animate the llamas on the Earth. Yaqana is a constellation much larger than Hanpatu or Yutu and dominates the Inkas’ dark constellation section of the Milky Way. Yaqana is situated between Centaurus and Scorpius. The prominent stars α and β Centauri serve as the llama’s eyes and as such are known as ''Llamacñawin'', the “eyes of the llama.” Below Yaqana is a smaller dark constellation called Uñallamacha that is said to be a cria, a baby llama, suckling its mother.		Llamas figure prominently in many aspects of Inka culture and this celestial figure was thought to animate the llamas on the Earth. Yaqana is a constellation much larger than Hanpatu or Yutu and dominates the Inkas’ dark constellation section of the Milky Way. Yaqana is situated between Centaurus and Scorpius. The prominent stars α and β Centauri serve as the llama’s eyes and as such are known as ''Llamacñawin'', the “eyes of the llama.” Below Yaqana is a smaller dark constellation called Uñallamacha that is said to be a cria, a baby llama, suckling its mother.
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	==== Identifications ====		==== Identifications ====
	Depending on the season and context, the term "Yaqana" is identified with a dark cloud in the Milky Way.		Depending on the season and context, the term "Yaqana" is identified with a dark cloud in the Milky Way. Her baby is also formed of a (smaller) dark cloud.

	=== Sources, Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation ===		=== Sources, Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation ===
	~~Here we give a list~~ of ~~all sources where~~ the ~~name~~ is ~~attested~~.		There are no specific stars mentioned in the constellation of the Uñallamacha, as it is a dark constellation.
	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
	\|+		\|+
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	\|''Llamacñawin''		\|''Llamacñawin''
	\|“eyes of the llama.”		\|“eyes of the llama.” referring to [[Yaqana]]
	\|α and β Centauri		\|α and β Centauri
	\|-
	\|
	\|
	~~\|...~~
	\|-
	\|
	\|
	~~\|...~~
	\|}		\|}

	===Image Variants: Transfer and Transformation===		===Image Variants: Transfer and Transformation===
	~~<gallery>~~
	~~Example.jpg\|ancient manuscript 1~~
	~~Example.jpg\|Steve's mapping~~
	~~Example.jpg\|Jessica's painting ... something else ...~~
	~~</gallery>~~

	== Mythology ==		== Mythology ==
	mnemonic tales and cultural significance		mnemonic tales and cultural significance

Sushoff at 06:33, 19 July 2026

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	[[File:JessicasPaintings web 006.jpg\|thumb\|Yaqana, the She-Llama. The image depicts another llama, the mother-llama, breast-feeding her baby ("5") is no.4; Milky Way with Inka Dark Constellations (CC BY Jessica and Steven R. Gullberg).]]		[[File:JessicasPaintings web 006.jpg\|thumb\|Yaqana, the She-Llama. The image depicts another llama, the mother-llama, breast-feeding her baby ("5") is no.4; Milky Way with Inka Dark Constellations (CC BY Jessica and Steven R. Gullberg).]]
	[[File:Llama and baby llama greet us at Wiñaywayna.jpg\|thumb\|Llama and baby llama at Wiñaywayna (CC BY Bex Walton)]]		[[File:Llama and baby llama greet us at Wiñaywayna.jpg\|thumb\|Llama and baby llama at Wiñaywayna (CC BY Bex Walton)]]
	Uñallamacha, The Baby Llama, is an Inka dark constellation. Uñallamacha is the baby llama and forms a super-constellation with [[Yaqana]], the mother llama . As a constellation, he is represented in the area between [[Centaurus]] and [[Scorpius]]. As an Inka constellation, it has been used in South America.		Uñallamacha, The Baby Llama, is an Inka dark constellation. Uñallamacha is the baby llama and forms a super-constellation with [[Yaqana]], the mother llama. As a constellation, he is represented in the area between [[Centaurus]] and [[Scorpius]]. As an Inka constellation, it has been used in South America.

			Since 2026, Uñallamacha is also a modern IAU-star name for the star HIP 84556. To keep the heritage of this ancient constellation and the culture that created it, it was suggested to the WGSN to pick the faintest star in the area of these dark clouds that is still above the threshold of naked eye visibility: cultural names are given to the IAU to stars brighter than 6.5 mag in V-band.

	==Provenance, Etymology, History==		==Provenance, Etymology, History==
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	[[Category:Inka]] [[Category:South American]] [[Category:American]]		[[Category:Inka]] [[Category:South American]] [[Category:American]]
	[[Category:Asterism]] [[Category:Constellation]] [[Category:Dark Constellation]]		[[Category:Asterism]] [[Category:Constellation]] [[Category:Dark Constellation]]
			[[Category:IAU-Star Name]]

Sushoff at 11:01, 10 July 2026

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	[[File:JessicasPaintings web 006.jpg\|thumb\|Yaqana, the She-Llama. The image depicts another llama, the mother-llama, breast-feeding her baby ("5") is no.4; Milky Way with Inka Dark Constellations (CC BY Jessica and Steven R. Gullberg).]]		[[File:JessicasPaintings web 006.jpg\|thumb\|Yaqana, the She-Llama. The image depicts another llama, the mother-llama, breast-feeding her baby ("5") is no.4; Milky Way with Inka Dark Constellations (CC BY Jessica and Steven R. Gullberg).]]
	[[File:Llama and baby llama greet us at Wiñaywayna.jpg\|thumb\|Llama and baby llama at Wiñaywayna (CC BY Bex Walton)]]		[[File:Llama and baby llama greet us at Wiñaywayna.jpg\|thumb\|Llama and baby llama at Wiñaywayna (CC BY Bex Walton)]]
	Uñallamacha, The Baby Llama, is an Inka dark constellation. Uñallamacha is the baby llama and forms a super-constellation with Yaqana, the mother llama . As a constellation, he is represented in the area between [[Centaurus]] and [[Scorpius]]. As an Inka constellation, it has been used in South America.		Uñallamacha, The Baby Llama, is an Inka dark constellation. Uñallamacha is the baby llama and forms a super-constellation with [[Yaqana]], the mother llama . As a constellation, he is represented in the area between [[Centaurus]] and [[Scorpius]]. As an Inka constellation, it has been used in South America.

	==Provenance, Etymology, History==		==Provenance, Etymology, History==

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[[File:JessicasPaintings web 006.jpg|thumb|Yaqana, the She-Llama. The image depicts another llama, the mother-llama, breast-feeding her baby ("5") is no.4; Milky Way with Inka Dark Constellations (CC BY Jessica and Steven R. Gullberg).]]
[[File:Llama and baby llama greet us at Wiñaywayna.jpg|thumb|Llama and baby llama at Wiñaywayna (CC BY Bex Walton)]]
Uñallamacha, The Baby Llama, is an Inka dark constellation. Uñallamacha is the baby llama and forms a super-constellation with Yaqana, the mother llama . As a constellation, he is represented in the area between [[Centaurus]] and [[Scorpius]]. As an Inka constellation, it has been used in South America.

==Provenance, Etymology, History==
==== Spelling Variants ====

*
=== Origin of Constellation ===
Llamas figure prominently in many aspects of Inka culture and this celestial figure was thought to animate the llamas on the Earth. Yaqana is a constellation much larger than Hanpatu or Yutu and dominates the Inkas’ dark constellation section of the Milky Way. Yaqana is situated between Centaurus and Scorpius. The prominent stars α and β Centauri serve as the llama’s eyes and as such are known as ''Llamacñawin'', the “eyes of the llama.” Below Yaqana is a smaller dark constellation called Uñallamacha that is said to be a cria, a baby llama, suckling its mother.

These constellations are two of the dark constellations. According to oral traditions in the Qosqo area, Yaqana’s eyes (llamaqñawin) were Alpha and Beta Centauri, and Yaqana (a llama) with a long neck is swimming in a river of stars. It is easy to look the sky and see the constellation and also see the baby llama that breastfeeding.

This celestial figure was thought to animate llamas on the Earth and has strong significance in Inka culture.

==== Identifications ====
Depending on the season and context, the term "Yaqana" is identified with a dark cloud in the Milky Way.

=== Sources, Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation ===
Here we give a list of all sources where the name is attested.
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Source
!
!Identification
|-
|''Llamacñawin''
|“eyes of the llama.”
|α and β Centauri
|-
|
|
|...
|-
|
|
|...
|}

===Image Variants: Transfer and Transformation===
<gallery>
Example.jpg|ancient manuscript 1
Example.jpg|Steve's mapping
Example.jpg|Jessica's painting ... something else ...
</gallery>

== Mythology ==
mnemonic tales and cultural significance

== Weblinks ==

* {{NAMESPACE}}
== All HIP Stars within this constellation ==
[[File:Ch baby llama Stellarium-009.png|thumb|Convex Hull for the stars inside baby llama (CC BY Youla Azkarrula).]]

==== Stars within the Constellation Area ====
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
!id
!Label
!IAU design.
!description
!Vmag
|-
| align="right" |1
|
|HIP 84143
|
| align="right" |3.33
|-
| align="right" |2
|
|HIP 82729
|
| align="right" |3.62
|-
| align="right" |3
|
|HIP 82729
|
| align="right" |4.79
|-
| align="right" |4
|
|HIP 84033
|
| align="right" |5.08
|-
| align="right" |5
|
|HIP 81702
|
| align="right" |5.65
|-
| align="right" |6
|
|HIP 81733
|
| align="right" |5.68
|-
| align="right" |7
|
|HIP 84690
|
| align="right" |5.74
|-
| align="right" |8
|
|HIP 82716
|
| align="right" |5.84
|-
| align="right" |9
|
|HIP 82650
|
| align="right" |6.06
|-
| align="right" |10
|
|HIP 83481
|
| align="right" |6.06
|-
| align="right" |11
|
|HIP 83650
|
| align="right" |6.18
|-
| align="right" |12
|
|HIP 83216
|
| align="right" |6.22
|-
| align="right" |13
|
|HIP 81847
|
| align="right" |6.27
|-
| align="right" |14
|
|HIP 83594
|
| align="right" |6.27
|-
| align="right" |15
|
|HIP 82091
|
| align="right" |6.47
|-
| align="right" |16
|
|HIP 83202
|
| align="right" |6.49
|-
| align="right" |17
|
|HIP 84556
|
| align="right" |6.49
|}

== References ==

* [[References]] (general)

[[Category:Inka]] [[Category:South American]] [[Category:American]]
[[Category:Asterism]] [[Category:Constellation]] [[Category:Dark Constellation]]