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Latest revision as of 08:54, 25 May 2026
Authors: IAU-WGSN Etymology Group, Susanne M Hoffmann, Youla Azkarrula
Mahasim 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 28380 (θ Aur, HR 2095) in constellation Aur.
Etymology and History
Arabic المِعْصَم al-miʽşam "the wrist", was used for λ Her by Bayer by misreading the Almagest (and its 1515 Latin translation) where the wrist is designated o Her. Allen 1899, 245 mentions that the 16th century Latin Almagest translation used the (misspelled) variant “Mahasim” for θ and η Aurigae.
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)
- Allen (1899, 245)
