Zubeneschamali

Authors: IAU-WGSN Etymology Group, Susanne M Hoffmann, Youla Azkarrula

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Zubeneschamali

Asterism Info
Native	الزبان الشمالي
Translation	the Northern Claw (of the Scorpion)
Position (2000)
Right ascension	229.2517243
Declination	-9.38291441
Area	0 sq. deg.
Stars
Bright stars	1
Bayer/Flamsteed stars	1
Stars brighter than 3.00m	0
Brightest star	Zubeneschamali (2.62m)
Taxonomy
category of asterism	IAU-Star Name
IAU- constellations	Lib

Zubeneschamali 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 74785 (β Lib, HR 5685) in constellation Lib.

Etymology and History

Applied in Renaissance times from its sci-A name al-zubana alshamali, "the Northern Claw (of the Scorpion)".

IAU Working Group on Star Names

The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN on 2016/08/21.

Weblinks

• Website of the IAU WGSN: https://exopla.net/

Reference

• References (general)
• Kunitzsch, Paul; Smart, Tim (2006). A Dictionary of Modern star Names: A Short Guide to 254 Star Names and Their Derivations (2nd rev. ed.). Cambridge, Massachusetts: Sky Pub.