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The Arabic term "Ras al Naqa" originially designated the asterism of three or four stars in the area that shaped the hand of classical Andromeda. [[Al-Naqa|al-Nāqa]] (الناقة) is the She-Camel that covered the area of Cassiopeia but its head is in the region of Andromeda. | Authors: {{PAGEAUTHORS}} | ||
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[[File:Rasalnaqa profileCard SadeghFaghanpour-IAU-WGSN.jpg|thumb|Rasalnaqa profile card (CC BY Sadegh Faghanpour, OAE Iran).]] | |||
{{Infobox constellation | |||
| name = Rasalnaqa | |||
| native = أس العقنقة | |||
| translation = The Head of the She-Camel | |||
| pronounce = | |||
| IPA = | |||
| culture = IAU | |||
| RA = 354.5341679 | |||
| dec = 43.26807305 | |||
| areatotal = 0 | |||
| numbermainstars = 1 | |||
| numberbfstars = 1 | |||
| numberstarsplanets = | |||
| numberbrightstars = 0 | |||
| numbernearbystars = | |||
| brighteststarname = Rasalnaqa | |||
| starmagnitude = 4.29 | |||
| neareststarname = | |||
| stardistance = | |||
| numbermessierobjects = | |||
| meteorshowers = | |||
| bordering = And | |||
| notes = | |||
| cat = IAU-Star Name | |||
}} | |||
The Arabic term "Ras al Naqa" originially designated the asterism of three or four stars in the area that shaped the hand of classical Andromeda. [[Al-Naqa|al-Nāqa]] (الناقة) is the She-Camel that covered the area of Cassiopeia but its head is in the region of Andromeda. | |||
It is the modern star name of ι And (HR 8965, HIP 116631). | |||
==Etymology and History== | ==Etymology and History== | ||
In the image, it looks as if the lady in the constellation of Andromeda "feeds" the dromedary: her hand really occupies the same space. In the Almagest, three stars (ι, κ, λ And) are listed in "the hand of Andromeda" but there is actually a fourth one: ψ Andromedae. These four seem to be depicted in the "Head of the She-Camel" in the earliest known manuscripts of | [[File:Rasalnaqa stickfigure SadeghFaghanpour-IAU-WGSN.png|thumb|Rasalnaqa in a stickfigure (CC BY Sadegh Faghanpour, OAE Iran).]] | ||
[[File:And+horse+camel ArabianSky.png|thumb|The Indigenous Arabian constellations of The Horse and The Camel next to the adopted Syrian constellation of the Love Goddess with a Fish ([[Andromeda]]) in an al-Sufi manuscript dating AH 519/ 1125 CE, copied by 'Ali bin 'Abd al-Jalil bin 'Ali bin Muhammad. [https://biennale.org.sa/en/biennales/islamic-arts-biennale/islamic-arts-biennale-2025 Islamic Arts Biennale 2025 exhibition]: of al-Faras al-Kamil and al-Naqa. (Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar. MS.2.1998), study by [https://www.academia.edu/11565988/The_Most_Authoritative_Copy_of_%CA%BFAbd_al_Rahman_al_Sufi_s_Tenth_century_Guide_to_the_Constellations_In_God_is_Beautiful_He_Loves_Beauty_The_Object_in_Islamic_Art_and_Culture_ed_by_Sheila_Blair_and_Jonathan_Bloom_New_Haven_Yale_UP_2013_pp_122_155 Emilie Savage-Smith (2013)].]] | |||
In the image, it looks as if the lady in the constellation of Andromeda "feeds" the dromedary: her hand really occupies the same space. In the Almagest, three stars (ι, κ, λ And) are listed in "the hand of Andromeda" but there is actually a fourth one: ψ Andromedae. These four seem to be depicted in the "Head of the She-Camel" in the earliest known manuscripts of al-Sufi (see image on the right). | |||
==IAU Working Group on Star Names== | ==IAU Working Group on Star Names== | ||
The name was discussed and | The name was discussed and adopted by the IAU WGSN in 2025. | ||
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[[Category:Eurasia]] | [[Category:Eurasia]] | ||
[[Category:Arabic]] | [[Category:Arabic]] [[Category:West Asian]] [[Category:Asian]] [[Category:North Africa]] [[Category:Africa]] [[Category:Modern]] | ||
[[Category:And]] | [[Category:And]] | ||
Latest revision as of 02:11, 17 August 2026
Authors: Susanne M Hoffmann, Youla Azkarrula
| Asterism Info | |
| Native | أس العقنقة |
|---|---|
| Translation | The Head of the She-Camel |
| Position (2000) | |
| Right ascension | 354.5341679 |
| Declination | 43.26807305 |
| Area | 0 sq. deg. |
| Stars | |
| Bright stars | 1 |
| Bayer/Flamsteed stars | 1 |
| Stars brighter than 3.00m | 0 |
| Brightest star | Rasalnaqa (4.29m) |
| Taxonomy | |
| category of asterism | IAU-Star Name |
| IAU- constellations | And |
The Arabic term "Ras al Naqa" originially designated the asterism of three or four stars in the area that shaped the hand of classical Andromeda. al-Nāqa (الناقة) is the She-Camel that covered the area of Cassiopeia but its head is in the region of Andromeda.
It is the modern star name of ι And (HR 8965, HIP 116631).
Etymology and History
In the image, it looks as if the lady in the constellation of Andromeda "feeds" the dromedary: her hand really occupies the same space. In the Almagest, three stars (ι, κ, λ And) are listed in "the hand of Andromeda" but there is actually a fourth one: ψ Andromedae. These four seem to be depicted in the "Head of the She-Camel" in the earliest known manuscripts of al-Sufi (see image on the right).
IAU Working Group on Star Names
The name was discussed and adopted by the IAU WGSN in 2025.
Weblinks
- Website of the IAU WGSN: https://exopla.net/
