Tabit
From All Skies Encyclopaedia
Authors: IAU-WGSN Etymology Group, Susanne M Hoffmann, Youla Azkarrula, IanRidpath
| Asterism Info | |
| Native | الثابت |
|---|---|
| Translation | the endurer (the fixed/constant one) |
| Position (2000) | |
| Right ascension | 72.46004669 |
| Declination | 6.961277951 |
| Area | 0 sq. deg. |
| Stars | |
| Bright stars | 1 |
| Bayer/Flamsteed stars | 1 |
| Stars brighter than 3.00m | 0 |
| Brightest star | Tabit (3.19m) |
| Taxonomy | |
| category of asterism | IAU-Star Name |
| IAU- constellations | Ori |
Tabit 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 22449 (π3 Ori, HR 1543) in constellation Ori.
Etymology and History
Arabic الثابت al-thābit 'the endurer (the fixed/constant one)'.
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/
