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śaktibha is an Indian name as found in the star list in Siddhanta Raja by Nityananda of the 16th century; the name is indigenous; "śakti" means power/ energy/ force; it is also the name associated with Goddess Durga / Kali / Parvati. | śaktibha is an Indian name as found in the star list in Siddhanta Raja (ref) by Nityananda of the 16th century; the name is indigenous; "śakti" means power/ energy/ force; it is also the name associated with Goddess Durga / Kali / Parvati. | ||
Its coordinates puts it near Eta Boo. However, considering the uncertainty in the precession correction which also gets reflected in the declination value, its position is near the group Eta, Tau and Upsilon. Hence it is named for Upsilon Boo. The position is marked with error bars. | Its coordinates puts it near Eta Boo. However, considering the uncertainty in the precession correction which also gets reflected in the declination value, its position is near the group Eta, Tau and Upsilon. Hence it is named for Upsilon Boo. The position is marked with error bars. | ||
Revision as of 07:19, 27 April 2026
Authors: Susanne M Hoffmann, Shylaja B S
śaktibha is an Indian name as found in the star list in Siddhanta Raja (ref) by Nityananda of the 16th century; the name is indigenous; "śakti" means power/ energy/ force; it is also the name associated with Goddess Durga / Kali / Parvati.
Its coordinates puts it near Eta Boo. However, considering the uncertainty in the precession correction which also gets reflected in the declination value, its position is near the group Eta, Tau and Upsilon. Hence it is named for Upsilon Boo. The position is marked with error bars.
Concordance, Etymology, History
Variants
- Saktibha
Origin of Constellation
Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation
Religion/ Tales/ Mythology
mnemonic tales and cultural significance
Weblinks
References
- References (general)
- Venketeswara R Pai and Shylaja B S, 2016, Measurement of coordinates of nakṣatras in Indian Astronomy, Current Science, Vol 111, no 9, p1551
