Dhanuśira (धनुशिर)

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Dhanusira

Authors: Shylaja, ASE Tech Team

Dhanuśira

The position of Dhanusira- the red circle envelopes the star. Image from Sidney Hall Urania, wikicommons[1]


Etymology and History

Name Variants

  • Dhanuśira (धनुशिरः)
  • Dhanushira

Origin of Constellation

The term Dhanuśira (धनुशिरः) literally means head of the bow. Dhanu - Bow, śira - head. This has been found in the catalogue of astrolabes translated from Persian. The names in these star lists of the dials have been coined based on their position. [2] The coordinates match with μ Sagittarii. It is in identified with μ Sagittarii in the astrolabe C 001[3]

Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation

Mythology

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References

  1. ↑ https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7e/Sidney_Hall_-_Urania%27s_Mirror_-_Sagittarius_and_Corona_Australis%2C_Microscopium%2C_and_Telescopium.png
  2. ↑ Sarma S R, 2023, A Descriptive Catalogue of Indian Astronomical Instruments, https://srsarma.in/catalogue.php
  3. ↑ Shylaja B S, 2026, Astrolabes as records of previous eruptions of the recurrent nova T CRB, Journal of Astrophysics and Astrornomy, 47,39
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