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{{Infobox constellation | |||
| name = Zubenelhakrabi | |||
| native = زبان العقرب | |||
| translation = Claws (of the scorpion) | |||
| pronounce = | |||
| IPA = | |||
| culture = IAU | |||
| RA = 233.8815784 | |||
| dec = -14.78953551 | |||
| areatotal = 0 | |||
| numbermainstars = 1 | |||
| numberbfstars = 1 | |||
| numberstarsplanets = | |||
| numberbrightstars = 0 | |||
| numbernearbystars = | |||
| brighteststarname = Zubenelhakrabi | |||
| starmagnitude = 3.91 | |||
| neareststarname = | |||
| stardistance = | |||
| numbermessierobjects = | |||
| meteorshowers = | |||
| bordering = Lib | |||
| notes = | |||
| cat = IAU-Star Name | |||
}} | |||
Zubenelhakrabi 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 76333 (γ Lib, HR 5787) in constellation Lib. | Zubenelhakrabi 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 76333 (γ Lib, HR 5787) in constellation Lib. | ||
Latest revision as of 02:55, 17 August 2026
Authors: IAU-WGSN Etymology Group, Susanne M Hoffmann, Youla Azkarrula
| Asterism Info | |
| Native | زبان العقرب |
|---|---|
| Translation | Claws (of the scorpion) |
| Position (2000) | |
| Right ascension | 233.8815784 |
| Declination | -14.78953551 |
| Area | 0 sq. deg. |
| Stars | |
| Bright stars | 1 |
| Bayer/Flamsteed stars | 1 |
| Stars brighter than 3.00m | 0 |
| Brightest star | Zubenelhakrabi (3.91m) |
| Taxonomy | |
| category of asterism | IAU-Star Name |
| IAU- constellations | Lib |
Zubenelhakrabi 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 76333 (γ Lib, HR 5787) in constellation Lib.
Etymology and History
Allen (1899) claims that this term was used for η Lib while “properly belonging to γ Scorpii”. He gives the name “Zubān alʿAkrab, the Scropion’s Claw”, with the spelling variants Zuban al Kravi, Zuben Acrabi, Zuben Hakrabi where the last one goes back to Bayer’s Uranometria (1603). Yet, Bayer’s γ Scorpii is now σ Lib (Brachium) and Bayer’s γ Lib was named “in media lance Boreali prima et superior”.
Mythology
IAU Working Group on Star Names
The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN on 2017/09/05.
Weblinks
- Website of the IAU WGSN: https://exopla.net/
Reference
- References (general)
- Allen (1899), p. 277,369, and Bayer (1603) on Libra and on Scorpius
