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==Etymology and History==
== Etymology and History ==
'''Name Variants'''
'''Name Variants'''


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*''Dhanuśarāgra (धनुशराग्र)''
*Dhanusharagra


===Origin of Constellation===
===Origin of Constellation===
The term ....  
The term ''Dhanuśarāgra (धनुशराग्र)''  literally means tip of the arrow. ''Dhanu'' - bow, ''śara''  - arrow, ''agra'' - tip. This has been found in the catalogue of astrolabes translated from Persian. The names in these star lists of the dials have been coined based on their position. <ref>Sarma S R, 2023, A Descriptive Catalogue of Indian Astronomical Instruments, https://srsarma.in/catalogue.php </ref>The coordinates match with γ Sagittarii. The accuracy of the star dials cannot distiniguish between the two stars γ 1 and γ2.
 
The two astrolabes which have this name engraved are C 006 (undated) and C(001, dated 1604CE) and identified as  μ Sagittarii in the catalogue. In the latter, C001, the position actually corresponds to the supernova of 1604 CE. <ref>Shylaja B S, 2019, Records of Supernovae, Current Science, 116, 1430</ref> <ref>Shylaja B S, 2026, Astrolabes as records of previous eruptions of recurrent nova T CrB, 47, 39</ref>


This star name thus can be for γ1 Sagittarii.


===Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation===
== Transfer and Transformation ==
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==Mythology==
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Latest revision as of 01:00, 17 July 2026

Authors: Shylaja, ASE Tech Team


Dhanusharagra is in the red circle envelopes both the stars. Image from Sidney Hall Urania, wikicommons[1]

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Etymology and History

Name Variants

  • Dhanuśarāgra (धनुशराग्र)
  • Dhanusharagra

Origin of Constellation

The term Dhanuśarāgra (धनुशराग्र) literally means tip of the arrow. Dhanu - bow, śara - arrow, agra - tip. This has been found in the catalogue of astrolabes translated from Persian. The names in these star lists of the dials have been coined based on their position. [2]The coordinates match with γ Sagittarii. The accuracy of the star dials cannot distiniguish between the two stars γ 1 and γ2.

The two astrolabes which have this name engraved are C 006 (undated) and C(001, dated 1604CE) and identified as μ Sagittarii in the catalogue. In the latter, C001, the position actually corresponds to the supernova of 1604 CE. [3] [4]

This star name thus can be for γ1 Sagittarii.

Transfer and Transformation

Mythology

References

  1. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7e/Sidney_Hall_-_Urania%27s_Mirror_-_Sagittarius_and_Corona_Australis%2C_Microscopium%2C_and_Telescopium.png
  2. Sarma S R, 2023, A Descriptive Catalogue of Indian Astronomical Instruments, https://srsarma.in/catalogue.php
  3. Shylaja B S, 2019, Records of Supernovae, Current Science, 116, 1430
  4. Shylaja B S, 2026, Astrolabes as records of previous eruptions of recurrent nova T CrB, 47, 39