Sadachbia

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

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Sadachbia

Asterism Info
Native	سعد الاخبية
Translation	the Lucky (Stars) of the Tents
Position (2000)
Right ascension	335.4140482
Declination	-1.387349194
Area	0 sq. deg.
Stars
Bright stars	1
Bayer/Flamsteed stars	1
Stars brighter than 3.00m	0
Brightest star	Sadachbia (3.834m)
Taxonomy
category of asterism	IAU-Star Name
IAU- constellations	Aqr

Sadachbia 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 110395 (γ Aqr, HR 8518) in constellation Aqr.

Etymology and History

Applied in recent times from the Arabic lunar mansion name sa(d al-akhbiya, for γ, π, ζ, and η Aqr. A possible meaning for the name is "the Lucky (Stars) of the Tents", but the exact historical connections are unknown.

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.