Ascella - Revision history

Rolandlaffitte at 11:27, 7 July 2026

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	Ascella is a Latin word meaning "armpit". Although it appeared in the 1515 Almagest, the name does not appear to have come into common usage until the 20th century after appearing as Ascella in Richard Hinckley Allen's "Star Names Their Lore and Meaning" (1899).		Ascella is a Latin word meaning "armpit". Although it appeared in the 1515 Almagest, the name does not appear to have come into common usage until the 20th century after appearing as Ascella in Richard Hinckley Allen's "Star Names Their Lore and Meaning" (1899).
			[[File:Sgr_RL2025.png\|thumb\|Sagittarius with Arabic star names (CC BY Laffitte 2025).]]

	Roland Laffitte (2025)<blockquote>Calque de l’arabe ''ibṭ'' employé dans l’''Almageste'' pour décrire la situation de cette étoile, il a vite été employé comme nom, et il est aujourd’hui approuvé par l’UAI. Gr. ''μασχάλη'' / ''maskhalē'', « aisselle », Ptolémée > ''ibṭ'', « idem », al-Ḥağğāğ > ‘''ascella’'', « idem », Gérard de Crémone ; ‘''axela’'', Bayer, d’où ''Ascella'', Allen, puis Rumrill, etc., ''Simbad'', UAI.</blockquote><blockquote>AUTRE NOM : '''''Alsadira''''' ''Tertia.'' Ar. الصادرة [النعايم] [''al-Na<sup>c</sup>ā’im''] ''al-Ṣādira'' p/ le goupe ''ζστφ'' ''Sgr'' ; pour les explications, se reporter à ''φ Sgr''. Quant à ''ζ Sgr'', nous avons, ''via'' M. A. Sédillot, ''Aldadira'' ''Tertia'', Benhamouda, mais abs. c/ Knobel. ''Thalith al Sadira'', ''Wiki.''</blockquote>English:<blockquote>A loanword from the Arabic ibṭ, used in the Almagest to describe the position of this star, it was quickly adopted as a name and is now approved by the IAU. Gr. μασχάλη / maskhalē, “armpit,” Ptolemy > ibṭ, “same,” al-Ḥağğāğ > ‘ascella’, “same,” Gerard of Cremona; ‘axela’, Bayer, hence Ascella, Allen, then Rumrill, etc., Simbad, IAU.</blockquote><blockquote>OTHER NAME: Alsadira Tertia. Arabic: الصادرة [النعايم] [al-Nacā’im] al-Ṣādira for the group ζστφ Sgr; for explanations, see φ Sgr. As for ζ Sgr, we have, via M. A. Sédillot, Aldadira Tertia, Benhamouda, but absent in Knobel. Thalith al Sadira, Wiki.</blockquote>		Roland Laffitte (2025)<blockquote>Calque de l’arabe ''ibṭ'' employé dans l’''Almageste'' pour décrire la situation de cette étoile, il a vite été employé comme nom, et il est aujourd’hui approuvé par l’UAI. Gr. ''μασχάλη'' / ''maskhalē'', « aisselle », Ptolémée > ''ibṭ'', « idem », al-Ḥağğāğ > ‘''ascella’'', « idem », Gérard de Crémone ; ‘''axela’'', Bayer, d’où ''Ascella'', Allen, puis Rumrill, etc., ''Simbad'', UAI.</blockquote><blockquote>AUTRE NOM : '''''Alsadira''''' ''Tertia.'' Ar. الصادرة [النعايم] [''al-Na<sup>c</sup>ā’im''] ''al-Ṣādira'' p/ le goupe ''ζστφ'' ''Sgr'' ; pour les explications, se reporter à ''φ Sgr''. Quant à ''ζ Sgr'', nous avons, ''via'' M. A. Sédillot, ''Aldadira'' ''Tertia'', Benhamouda, mais abs. c/ Knobel. ''Thalith al Sadira'', ''Wiki.''</blockquote>English:<blockquote>A loanword from the Arabic ibṭ, used in the Almagest to describe the position of this star, it was quickly adopted as a name and is now approved by the IAU. Gr. μασχάλη / maskhalē, “armpit,” Ptolemy > ibṭ, “same,” al-Ḥağğāğ > ‘ascella’, “same,” Gerard of Cremona; ‘axela’, Bayer, hence Ascella, Allen, then Rumrill, etc., Simbad, IAU.</blockquote><blockquote>OTHER NAME: Alsadira Tertia. Arabic: الصادرة [النعايم] [al-Nacā’im] al-Ṣādira for the group ζστφ Sgr; for explanations, see φ Sgr. As for ζ Sgr, we have, via M. A. Sédillot, Aldadira Tertia, Benhamouda, but absent in Knobel. Thalith al Sadira, Wiki.</blockquote>

Rolandlaffitte at 11:11, 7 July 2026

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	Authors: IAU-WGSN Etymology Group, {{PAGEAUTHORS}}		Authors: IAU-WGSN Etymology Group, {{PAGEAUTHORS}}
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	Ascella is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Latin. It is the name of HIP 93506 (ζ Sgr, HR 7194) in constellation Sgr.		Ascella (إبط) is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Latin. It is the name of HIP 93506 (ζ Sgr, HR 7194) in constellation Sgr.

	==Etymology and History==		==Etymology and History==

	Ascella is a Latin word meaning "armpit". Although it appeared in the 1515 Almagest, the name does not appear to have come into common usage until the 20th century after appearing as Ascella in Richard Hinckley Allen's "Star Names Their Lore and Meaning" (1899).		Ascella is a Latin word meaning "armpit". Although it appeared in the 1515 Almagest, the name does not appear to have come into common usage until the 20th century after appearing as Ascella in Richard Hinckley Allen's "Star Names Their Lore and Meaning" (1899).

			Roland Laffitte (2025)<blockquote>Calque de l’arabe ''ibṭ'' employé dans l’''Almageste'' pour décrire la situation de cette étoile, il a vite été employé comme nom, et il est aujourd’hui approuvé par l’UAI. Gr. ''μασχάλη'' / ''maskhalē'', « aisselle », Ptolémée > ''ibṭ'', « idem », al-Ḥağğāğ > ‘''ascella’'', « idem », Gérard de Crémone ; ‘''axela’'', Bayer, d’où ''Ascella'', Allen, puis Rumrill, etc., ''Simbad'', UAI.</blockquote><blockquote>AUTRE NOM : '''''Alsadira''''' ''Tertia.'' Ar. الصادرة [النعايم] [''al-Na<sup>c</sup>ā’im''] ''al-Ṣādira'' p/ le goupe ''ζστφ'' ''Sgr'' ; pour les explications, se reporter à ''φ Sgr''. Quant à ''ζ Sgr'', nous avons, ''via'' M. A. Sédillot, ''Aldadira'' ''Tertia'', Benhamouda, mais abs. c/ Knobel. ''Thalith al Sadira'', ''Wiki.''</blockquote>English:<blockquote>A loanword from the Arabic ibṭ, used in the Almagest to describe the position of this star, it was quickly adopted as a name and is now approved by the IAU. Gr. μασχάλη / maskhalē, “armpit,” Ptolemy > ibṭ, “same,” al-Ḥağğāğ > ‘ascella’, “same,” Gerard of Cremona; ‘axela’, Bayer, hence Ascella, Allen, then Rumrill, etc., Simbad, IAU.</blockquote><blockquote>OTHER NAME: Alsadira Tertia. Arabic: الصادرة [النعايم] [al-Nacā’im] al-Ṣādira for the group ζστφ Sgr; for explanations, see φ Sgr. As for ζ Sgr, we have, via M. A. Sédillot, Aldadira Tertia, Benhamouda, but absent in Knobel. Thalith al Sadira, Wiki.</blockquote>

	==Mythology==		==Mythology==

YoulaAzkarrula at 12:52, 7 June 2026

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	* Ptolemaeus. (1515). Almagestū Cl[audii] Ptolemei Pheludiensis Alexandrini Astronomo[rum] principis : opus ingens ac nobile omnes celorū motus continens ... Liechtenstein, Petrus. p.84.		* Ptolemaeus. (1515). Almagestū Cl[audii] Ptolemei Pheludiensis Alexandrini Astronomo[rum] principis : opus ingens ac nobile omnes celorū motus continens ... Liechtenstein, Petrus. p.84.

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YoulaAzkarrula at 23:56, 15 May 2026

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	* Ptolemaeus. (1515). Almagestū Cl[audii] Ptolemei Pheludiensis Alexandrini Astronomo[rum] principis : opus ingens ac nobile omnes celorū motus continens ... Liechtenstein, Petrus. p.84.		* Ptolemaeus. (1515). Almagestū Cl[audii] Ptolemei Pheludiensis Alexandrini Astronomo[rum] principis : opus ingens ac nobile omnes celorū motus continens ... Liechtenstein, Petrus. p.84.

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Sushoff at 05:25, 22 January 2026

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	Ascella is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Latin. It is the name of HIP 93506 (ζ Sgr, HR 7194) in constellation Sgr.		Ascella is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Latin. It is the name of HIP 93506 (ζ Sgr, HR 7194) in constellation Sgr.

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	==Etymology and History==		==Etymology and History==

	~~ascella (~~"armpit"). Although it appeared in the 1515 Almagest, the name does not appear to have come into common usage until the 20th century after appearing as Ascella in Richard Hinckley Allen's "Star Names Their Lore and Meaning" (1899).		Ascella is a Latin word meaning "armpit". Although it appeared in the 1515 Almagest, the name does not appear to have come into common usage until the 20th century after appearing as Ascella in Richard Hinckley Allen's "Star Names Their Lore and Meaning" (1899).

	==Mythology==		==Mythology==

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	Ascella is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Latin. It is the name of ~~HIP93506~~ (ζ Sgr, HR 7194) in constellation Sgr.		Ascella is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Latin. It is the name of HIP 93506 (ζ Sgr, HR 7194) in constellation Sgr.

	==Etymology and History==		==Etymology and History==

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{{DISPLAYTITLE:Ascella}}
Ascella is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Latin. It is the name of HIP93506 (ζ Sgr, HR 7194) in constellation Sgr.

==Etymology and History==

ascella ("armpit"). Although it appeared in the 1515 Almagest, the name does not appear to have come into common usage until the 20th century after appearing as Ascella in Richard Hinckley Allen's "Star Names Their Lore and Meaning" (1899).

==Mythology==

==IAU Working Group on Star Names==
The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN on 2016/09/12.

==Weblinks==
* Website of the IAU WGSN: https://exopla.net/

==Reference==
*[[References|References (general)]]
* Ptolemaeus. (1515). Almagestū Cl[audii] Ptolemei Pheludiensis Alexandrini Astronomo[rum] principis : opus ingens ac nobile omnes celorū motus continens ... Liechtenstein, Petrus. p.84.

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