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[[File:Adhil profileCard SadeghFaghanpour-IAU-WGSN.jpg|thumb|Adhil - profile card (CC BY Sadegh Faghanpour for IAU-WGSN).]] | [[File:Adhil profileCard SadeghFaghanpour-IAU-WGSN.jpg|thumb|Adhil - profile card (CC BY Sadegh Faghanpour for IAU-WGSN).]] | ||
{{Infobox constellation | |||
| name = Adhil | |||
| native = الذيل | |||
| translation = the hem of a robe or dress | |||
| pronounce = | |||
| IPA = [adhil] | |||
| culture = IAU | |||
| RA = 20.58508365 | |||
| dec = 45.52877674 | |||
| areatotal = 0 | |||
| numbermainstars = 1 | |||
| numberbfstars = 1 | |||
| numberstarsplanets = | |||
| numberbrightstars = 0 | |||
| numbernearbystars = | |||
| brighteststarname = Adhil | |||
| starmagnitude = 4.868 | |||
| neareststarname = | |||
| stardistance = | |||
| numbermessierobjects = | |||
| meteorshowers = | |||
| bordering = And | |||
| notes = | |||
| cat = IAU-Star Name | |||
}} | |||
Adhil 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 6411 (ξ And, HR 390) in constellation And. | Adhil 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 6411 (ξ And, HR 390) in constellation And. | ||
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* 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. | * 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. | ||
[[Category:Asterism]][[Category:Star Name]][[Category:IAU-Star Name]] [[Category:And]] [[Category:Arabic]] [[Category:West Asian]] [[Category:Asian]] [[Category:North Africa]] [[Category:Africa]] | [[Category:Asterism]][[Category:Star Name]][[Category:IAU-Star Name]] [[Category:And]] [[Category:Arabic]] [[Category:West Asian]] [[Category:Asian]] [[Category:North Africa]] [[Category:Africa]] [[Category:Modern]] | ||
Latest revision as of 07:58, 10 July 2026
Authors: Susanne M Hoffmann, Youla Azkarrula
| Asterism Info | |
| Native | الذيل |
|---|---|
| IPA | [adhil] |
| Translation | the hem of a robe or dress |
| Position (2000) | |
| Right ascension | 20.58508365 |
| Declination | 45.52877674 |
| Area | 0 sq. deg. |
| Stars | |
| Bright stars | 1 |
| Bayer/Flamsteed stars | 1 |
| Stars brighter than 3.00m | 0 |
| Brightest star | Adhil (4.868m) |
| Taxonomy | |
| category of asterism | IAU-Star Name |
| IAU- constellations | And |
Adhil 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 6411 (ξ And, HR 390) in constellation And.
Etymology and History
From the Arabic word al-dhail, "the train of a robe or dress", used in the Arabic Almagest in describing A and χ And, and transliterated in the Medieval Latin Almagest as adhil. This word was wrongly applied as a star name to ξ And in recent times.
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.
