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Traditional Chinese single-star asterism: a legendary wise minister of the Yin or Shang dynasty, 18th century BCE. According to Rufus and Tien (1945), sometimes called the invocator (regarding faults). Sun and Kistemaker (1997) quote Sima Qian that Fu Yue was a chancellor of Emperor Wu Ding of the Yin dynasty but they admit that he could also represent a shaman in the royal harem helping to produce sons. The ancient star name is typically identified with the bright star G Sco. | |||
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* Shi shi xingjing (Star Catalogue of the Shi Shi) | * Shi shi xingjing (Star Catalogue of the Shi Shi) | ||
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Latest revision as of 05:33, 20 May 2026
Authors: Susanne M Hoffmann, Youla Azkarrula
Fuyue is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Chinese. It is the name of HIP 87261 (G Sco, HR 6630) in constellation Sco.
Etymology and History
Traditional Chinese single-star asterism: a legendary wise minister of the Yin or Shang dynasty, 18th century BCE. According to Rufus and Tien (1945), sometimes called the invocator (regarding faults). Sun and Kistemaker (1997) quote Sima Qian that Fu Yue was a chancellor of Emperor Wu Ding of the Yin dynasty but they admit that he could also represent a shaman in the royal harem helping to produce sons. The ancient star name is typically identified with the bright star G Sco.
Mythology
IAU Working Group on Star Names
The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN on 2017/06/30.
Weblinks
- Website of the IAU WGSN: https://exopla.net/
Reference
- References (general)
- Shi shi xingjing (Star Catalogue of the Shi Shi)
