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{{DISPLAYTITLE:Ashlesha}} | {{DISPLAYTITLE:Ashlesha (आश्लेषः)}} | ||
[[File:9 Ashlesha draw.png|thumb|The 9th Nakshatra, Ashlesha, as drawn in historical sources (WGSN 2025).]] | [[File:9 Ashlesha draw.png|thumb|The 9th Nakshatra, Ashlesha, as drawn in historical sources (WGSN 2025).]] | ||
[[File:9 Ashlesha stellarium.gif|thumb|The 9th Nakshatra, Ashlesha, consists of five stars and is identified with the head of Hydra (WGSN 2025).]] | [[File:9 Ashlesha stellarium.gif|thumb|The 9th Nakshatra, Ashlesha, consists of five stars and is identified with the head of Hydra (WGSN 2025).]] | ||
Ashlesha is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Indian. It is the name of HIP 43109 (ε Hya, HR 3482) in constellation Hya. | Āśleṣā (आश्लेषा), "The Embrace", is the Sanskrit name for an asterism in [[Hydra]], the head of the Watersnake (δ, ε , η, ρ, and σ Hydrae). It is considered the ninth of the traditional Nakṣatras (lunar stations) in the Vedic culture that predates Hinduism but was taken over by it. | ||
Ashlesha is also a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Indian. It is the name of HIP 43109 (ε Hya, HR 3482) in constellation Hya. | |||
==Etymology and History== | ==Etymology and History== | ||
[[File:Tibet nakshatra 07.png|thumb|Tibet nakshatra 07]] | [[File:Tibet nakshatra 07.png|thumb|Tibet nakshatra 07]] | ||
'''Name Variants:''' | |||
* Āshleshā, | |||
* Ashlesha, | |||
* Ahya, | |||
* Phanibha, | |||
* Sarpa | |||
[[File:Naga ashlesha bali pooja.jpg|thumb|Naga ashlesha bali pooja]] | [[File:Naga ashlesha bali pooja.jpg|thumb|Naga ashlesha bali pooja]] | ||
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Revision as of 15:02, 13 October 2025
Āśleṣā (आश्लेषा), "The Embrace", is the Sanskrit name for an asterism in Hydra, the head of the Watersnake (δ, ε , η, ρ, and σ Hydrae). It is considered the ninth of the traditional Nakṣatras (lunar stations) in the Vedic culture that predates Hinduism but was taken over by it.
Ashlesha is also a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Indian. It is the name of HIP 43109 (ε Hya, HR 3482) in constellation Hya.
Etymology and History
Name Variants:
- Āshleshā,
- Ashlesha,
- Ahya,
- Phanibha,
- Sarpa
Mythology
IAU Working Group on Star Names
The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN on 2018/06/01.
Weblinks
- Website of the IAU WGSN: https://exopla.net/
