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Matar 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 | Authors: IAU-WGSN Etymology Group, {{PAGEAUTHORS}} | ||
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Matar 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 112158 (η Peg, HR 8650) in constellation Peg. | |||
==Etymology and History== | ==Etymology and History== | ||
Applied in recent times from an abbreviation of the ind-A name sa'd matar for η and o Peg. Its meaning is unknown. matar has been translated as "rain, | Applied in recent times from an abbreviation of the ind-A name sa'd matar for η and o Peg. Its meaning is unknown. matar has been translated as "rain", and as a common noun in Arabic, al-matar does mean "the rain". However, lack of the definitive article al- for the star points to a use of the word in a sense different from the common noun. | ||
==Mythology== | ==Mythology== | ||
Latest revision as of 10:03, 22 January 2026
Authors: IAU-WGSN Etymology Group, Susanne M Hoffmann
Matar 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 112158 (η Peg, HR 8650) in constellation Peg.
Etymology and History
Applied in recent times from an abbreviation of the ind-A name sa'd matar for η and o Peg. Its meaning is unknown. matar has been translated as "rain", and as a common noun in Arabic, al-matar does mean "the rain". However, lack of the definitive article al- for the star points to a use of the word in a sense different from the common noun.
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 (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.
