Asu Usiha

Authors: Lyu Haocheng, Susanne M Hoffmann, Youla Azkarrula

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Asu Usiha (Net) , a Manchu shamanic constellation located in Hercules. In Manchu, asu means "net" (used for hunting), and usiha means "star" or "constellation". This star name is also often recorded in Chinese as Gāngxīng (纲星).

Concordance, Etymology, History

Asu Usiha is shaped like a large hunting net and is regarded as the embodiment of Banda Mafa, the shamanic hunting deity.

Identification of stars

Asu Usiha was recorded by Fu Yuguang during his fieldwork. The shamanic tradition has its own star chart, but since photography was not permitted, Fu Yuguang had to hand‑copy the star charts of all 20 constellations. Based on his field findings, he identified Asu Usiha with the constellation Hercules.

IAU Working Group on Star Names

In 202x, the name of the historical constellation "xxx" was suggested to be used for one of the stars in this constellation. ...

Decision: ...

References

References (Chinese)