Fawaris
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Authors: IAU-WGSN Etymology Group, Susanne M Hoffmann, Youla Azkarrula, IanRidpath
| Asterism Info | |
| Native | الفوارس |
|---|---|
| Translation | the Riders |
| Position (2000) | |
| Right ascension | 296.2436606 |
| Declination | 45.13081002 |
| Area | 0 sq. deg. |
| Stars | |
| Bright stars | 1 |
| Bayer/Flamsteed stars | 1 |
| Stars brighter than 3.00m | 0 |
| Brightest star | Fawaris (2.87m) |
| Taxonomy | |
| category of asterism | IAU-Star Name |
| IAU- constellations | Cyg |
Fawaris 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 97165 (δ Cyg, HR 7528) in constellation Cyg.
Etymology and History
al-Fawāris (الفوارس), "the Riders", is an indigenous Arabic asterism consisting of at least four stars. WGSN applied the name of the group to one of its members that now preserves (pars pro toto) the Indigenous heritage.
Mythology
IAU Working Group on Star Names
The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN on 2018/06/01.
Weblinks
- Website of the IAU WGSN: https://exopla.net/
Reference
- References (general)
- Allen (1899, 195).
- Ian Ridpath Star Tales Cygnus
