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| name = Arin-majlep
| native = Arin-majlep
| translation = replica of the Big Eye
| pronounce =
| IPA =
| culture = IAU
| RA = 284.9056516
| dec = 15.06828104
| areatotal = 0
| numbermainstars = 1
| numberbfstars = 1
| numberstarsplanets =
| numberbrightstars = 0
| numbernearbystars =
| brighteststarname = Arin-majlep
| starmagnitude = 4.02
| neareststarname =
| stardistance =
| numbermessierobjects =
| meteorshowers =
| bordering = Aql
| notes =
| cat = IAU-Star Name
}}


'''Arin-majlep''' (actually ''Arin-mājlep'' or, altermatively, ''Aṛ in Mejleb'') is an asterism formed of ε, ζ, and ω Aql recorded in the Marshall Islands in Micronesia.
'''Arin-majlep''' (also ''Arin-mājlep'' or, altermatively, ''Aṛ in Mejleb'') is an asterism formed of ε, ζ, and ω Aql recorded in the Marshall Islands in Micronesia (Johnson, Mahelona and Ruggles 2026:<ref>Johnson, Rubellite K, John K. Mahelona and Clive Ruggles (2026). ''Nā Inoa Hōkū: Hawaiian and Pacific Star'' ''Name''s (3rd edition). Honolulu: University of Hawai‘i Press.</ref> 394)..


[[File:Erdland p86 hiMejleb.png|thumb|Mejleb highlighted in Erdland (1914).]]
==Concordance, Etymology, History==
==Concordance, Etymology, History==
What does the term mean, does it always have the same meaning - was it changed over time.


'''Variants'''


* ''Arin-mājlep''
* ''Aṛ in Mejleb''
* Arin-majlep
[[File:Arin-majlep stellarium hi.png|thumb|Arin-majlep asterism in Stellarium]]
August Erdland was a German missionary and ethnographer who spent the years 1900-03 in the Marshall Islands, where he observed and documented cultural customs and mythology in great detail. As part of this work he recorded and identified 66 names of stars and asterisms. In his list he records ''Aṛ in Mejleb'' as an asterism formed of ε, ζ, and ω Aql (Erdland 1914:<ref>Erdland, P. August (1914). Die Marshall-Insulaner. Münster i.W.: Aschendorff (Biblioth.que-anthropos, 2(1)).</ref> 79 #35),  ''Mejleb'' being Altair (ibid.: #34). In their Marshallese–English dictionary Abo ''et al''. (2019)<ref>Abo, Takaji, Byron W. Bender, Alfred Capelle, and Tony DeBrum (2019). ''Marshallese-English Online Dictionary''. Honolulu: University of Hawaiʻi Press. ling.lll.hawaii.edu/dicts/MOD/,</ref> identify the asterism as ''Arin-Mājlep'' and explain the name as meaning “image of Mājlep”, ''Mājlep,'' “big eye” being α, β and γ Aql.
=== Origin of Constellation ===
=== Origin of Constellation ===
Erdland (1914, 86) gives a list of asterisms. He says "Mejleb" is a name for Altair in Aquila which means "the big eye". The name "Ar In Mejleb" would then mean "the copy/ replica of the big eye" with a similar and bad omen. The reference to the similar geometrical pattern in the sky seems to be suggestive. Yet he also gives an alternative "Oder sollte ''ar'' hier Lagunenstrand heißen?" means that the term "Ar" could also refer to the beach of a lagoon.


=== Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation ===
=== Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation ===
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== Mythology ==
== Mythology ==
mnemonic tales and cultural significance
mnemonic tales and cultural significance
== IAU Working Group on Star Names ==
The name was discussed and adopted for the star ε Aql by the IAU WGSN in 2026. The brightest star of the asterism already had an IAU-name, so WGSN adopted the name for the second brightest star in the asterism.   
ε Aql (HD 176411, HR 7176, HIP 93244) is a K giant star with apparent V magnitude of 4.02, approximately 55 parsecs away. As it is a previously unnamed spectroscopic binary (catalogued SBC9 1109), the name Arin-majlep is technically assigned to the primary star.   


== Weblinks ==
== Weblinks ==


* {{NAMESPACE}}  
* {{NAMESPACE}}  
* SIMBAD entry for ε Aql.  https://simbad.cds.unistra.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=eps+Aql


== References ==
== References ==


* [[References]] (general)
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[[Category:Aql]]

Latest revision as of 07:01, 11 July 2026

Authors: Susanne M Hoffmann, Clive Ruggles, Youla Azkarrula, Eric Mamajek

Marshall Islands
Arin-majlep
Asterism Info
Native
Arin-majlep
Translation
replica of the Big Eye
Position (2000)
Right ascension284.9056516
Declination15.06828104
Area0 sq. deg.
Stars
Bright stars1
Bayer/Flamsteed
stars		1
Stars brighter than 3.00m0
Brightest starArin-majlep (4.02m)
Taxonomy
category
of asterism		IAU-Star Name
IAU-
constellations		Aql

Arin-majlep (also Arin-mājlep or, altermatively, Aṛ in Mejleb) is an asterism formed of ε, ζ, and ω Aql recorded in the Marshall Islands in Micronesia (Johnson, Mahelona and Ruggles 2026:[1] 394)..

Mejleb highlighted in Erdland (1914).

Concordance, Etymology, History

Variants

  • Arin-mājlep
  • Aṛ in Mejleb
  • Arin-majlep
Arin-majlep asterism in Stellarium

August Erdland was a German missionary and ethnographer who spent the years 1900-03 in the Marshall Islands, where he observed and documented cultural customs and mythology in great detail. As part of this work he recorded and identified 66 names of stars and asterisms. In his list he records Aṛ in Mejleb as an asterism formed of ε, ζ, and ω Aql (Erdland 1914:[2] 79 #35), Mejleb being Altair (ibid.: #34). In their Marshallese–English dictionary Abo et al. (2019)[3] identify the asterism as Arin-Mājlep and explain the name as meaning “image of Mājlep”, Mājlep, “big eye” being α, β and γ Aql.

Origin of Constellation

Erdland (1914, 86) gives a list of asterisms. He says "Mejleb" is a name for Altair in Aquila which means "the big eye". The name "Ar In Mejleb" would then mean "the copy/ replica of the big eye" with a similar and bad omen. The reference to the similar geometrical pattern in the sky seems to be suggestive. Yet he also gives an alternative "Oder sollte ar hier Lagunenstrand heißen?" means that the term "Ar" could also refer to the beach of a lagoon.

Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation

Mythology

mnemonic tales and cultural significance

IAU Working Group on Star Names

The name was discussed and adopted for the star ε Aql by the IAU WGSN in 2026. The brightest star of the asterism already had an IAU-name, so WGSN adopted the name for the second brightest star in the asterism.

ε Aql (HD 176411, HR 7176, HIP 93244) is a K giant star with apparent V magnitude of 4.02, approximately 55 parsecs away. As it is a previously unnamed spectroscopic binary (catalogued SBC9 1109), the name Arin-majlep is technically assigned to the primary star.

References

  1. ↑ Johnson, Rubellite K, John K. Mahelona and Clive Ruggles (2026). Nā Inoa Hōkū: Hawaiian and Pacific Star Names (3rd edition). Honolulu: University of Hawai‘i Press.
  2. ↑ Erdland, P. August (1914). Die Marshall-Insulaner. Münster i.W.: Aschendorff (Biblioth.que-anthropos, 2(1)).
  3. ↑ Abo, Takaji, Byron W. Bender, Alfred Capelle, and Tony DeBrum (2019). Marshallese-English Online Dictionary. Honolulu: University of Hawaiʻi Press. ling.lll.hawaii.edu/dicts/MOD/,
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