Kaus Australis - Revision history

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	==Etymology and History==		==Etymology and History==
			[[File:Sgr RL2025.png\|thumb\|Sagittarius with Arabic star names (CC BY Laffitte 2025).]]
	Arbitrarily applied in recent times, together with the Latin distinctions of "middle", "southern", and "northern" (for λ Sgr), from the ind-A (and later sci-A) constellation name al-qaus, "the Bow". For the ind-Arabs, al-qaus was marked by the curved line of stars ξ<sup>2</sup>, o, π, d, ρ and υ Sgr (corresponding to what in other cultures was Sagittarius among the zodiacal signs). The sci-Arabs used the indigenous name for the Greeks' Archer, alternatively translated as al-rami.		Arbitrarily applied in recent times, together with the Latin distinctions of "middle", "southern", and "northern" (for λ Sgr), from the ind-A (and later sci-A) constellation name al-qaus, "the Bow". For the ind-Arabs, al-qaus was marked by the curved line of stars ξ<sup>2</sup>, o, π, d, ρ and υ Sgr (corresponding to what in other cultures was Sagittarius among the zodiacal signs). The sci-Arabs used the indigenous name for the Greeks' Archer, alternatively translated as al-rami.

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	Authors: IAU-WGSN Etymology Group, {{PAGEAUTHORS}}		Authors: IAU-WGSN Etymology Group, {{PAGEAUTHORS}}
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	Kaus Australis 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 90185 (ε Sgr, HR 6879) in constellation Sgr.		Kaus Australis ('''القوس''') 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 90185 (ε Sgr, HR 6879) in constellation Sgr.

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

	Arbitrarily applied in recent times, together with the Latin distinctions of "middle", "southern", and "northern" (for λ Sgr), from the ind-A (and later sci-A) constellation name al-qaus, "the Bow". For the ind-Arabs, al-qaus was marked by the curved line of stars ξ<sup>2</sup>, o, π, d, ρ and υ Sgr (corresponding to what in other cultures was Sagittarius among the zodiacal signs). The sci-Arabs used the indigenous name for the Greeks' Archer, alternatively translated as al-rami.		Arbitrarily applied in recent times, together with the Latin distinctions of "middle", "southern", and "northern" (for λ Sgr), from the ind-A (and later sci-A) constellation name al-qaus, "the Bow". For the ind-Arabs, al-qaus was marked by the curved line of stars ξ<sup>2</sup>, o, π, d, ρ and υ Sgr (corresponding to what in other cultures was Sagittarius among the zodiacal signs). The sci-Arabs used the indigenous name for the Greeks' Archer, alternatively translated as al-rami.

			Roland Laffitte (2025)<blockquote>Ce nom, donné par Piazzi pour le groupe ''δελ Sgr'' dans le cadre de la figure grecque reprise par les astronomes arabes de l’époque clas-sique (voir ''δ Sgr''), est aujourd’hui approuvé par l’UAI. </blockquote><blockquote>AUTRE NOM '': '''Alwarida''' Tertia.'' Ar. الواردة [النعايم] [''al-Na<sup>c</sup>ā’im''] ''al-Wārida'' p/ le groupe ''γδεη Sgr'' (voir l’étoile à ''η Sgr'' p/ les explications). Quant à ''ε Sgr'', nous avons, ''via'' M. A. Sédillot, ''Alwarida'' ''tertia'', ''puis'' Benhamouda, et, par le truchement d’al-Aḫsāsī et de Knobel ''‘Thalath al Warida – Tertia τῶν Al Warida’''. </blockquote>English<blockquote>This name, given by Piazzi to the δελ Sgr group based on the Greek constellation adopted by Arab astronomers of the classical period (see δ Sgr), is now approved by the IAU. </blockquote><blockquote>ALTERNATIVE NAME: Alwarida Tertia. Ar. الواردة [النعايم] [al-Nacā’im] al-Wārida for the γδεη Sgr group (see the star at η Sgr for explanations). As for ε Sgr, we have, via M. A. Sédillot, Alwarida tertia, then Benhamouda, and, through al-Aḫsāsī and Knobel, ‘Thalath al Warida – Tertia τῶν Al Warida’. </blockquote>

	==Mythology==		==Mythology==

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	* Kunitzsch, Paul; Smart, Tim (2006). A Dictionary of Modern star Names: A Short Guide to 254 Star Names and Their Derivations (2nd rev. ed.). Cambridge, Massachusetts: Sky Pub.		* Kunitzsch, Paul; Smart, Tim (2006). A Dictionary of Modern star Names: A Short Guide to 254 Star Names and Their Derivations (2nd rev. ed.). Cambridge, Massachusetts: Sky Pub.

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	* Kunitzsch, Paul; Smart, Tim (2006). A Dictionary of Modern star Names: A Short Guide to 254 Star Names and Their Derivations (2nd rev. ed.). Cambridge, Massachusetts: Sky Pub.		* Kunitzsch, Paul; Smart, Tim (2006). A Dictionary of Modern star Names: A Short Guide to 254 Star Names and Their Derivations (2nd rev. ed.). Cambridge, Massachusetts: Sky Pub.

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	{{DISPLAYTITLE:Kaus Australis}}		{{DISPLAYTITLE:Kaus Australis}}
			Authors: IAU-WGSN Etymology Group, {{PAGEAUTHORS}}
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	Kaus Australis 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 90185 (ε Sgr, HR 6879) in constellation Sgr.		Kaus Australis 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 90185 (ε Sgr, HR 6879) in constellation Sgr.

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	{{DISPLAYTITLE:Kaus Australis}}		{{DISPLAYTITLE:Kaus Australis}}
	Kaus Australis 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 ~~HIP90185~~ (ε Sgr, HR 6879) in constellation Sgr.		Kaus Australis 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 90185 (ε Sgr, HR 6879) in constellation Sgr.

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

	Arbitrarily applied in recent times, together with the Latin distinctions of "middle," "~~southern~~," and "northern" (for λ Sgr), from the ind-A (and later sci-A) constellation name al-qaus, "the Bow." For the ind-Arabs, al-qaus was marked by the curved line of stars ξ2, o, π, d, ρ and u Sgr (corresponding to what in other cultures was Sagittarius among the zodiacal signs). The sci-Arabs used the indigenous name for the Greeks' Archer, alternatively translated as al-rami.		Arbitrarily applied in recent times, together with the Latin distinctions of "middle", "southern", and "northern" (for λ Sgr), from the ind-A (and later sci-A) constellation name al-qaus, "the Bow". For the ind-Arabs, al-qaus was marked by the curved line of stars ξ<sup>2</sup>, o, π, d, ρ and υ Sgr (corresponding to what in other cultures was Sagittarius among the zodiacal signs). The sci-Arabs used the indigenous name for the Greeks' Archer, alternatively translated as al-rami.

	==Mythology==		==Mythology==

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{{DISPLAYTITLE:Kaus Australis}}
Kaus Australis 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 HIP90185 (ε Sgr, HR 6879) in constellation Sgr.

==Etymology and History==

Arbitrarily applied in recent times, together with the Latin distinctions of "middle," "southern," and "northern" (for λ Sgr), from the ind-A (and later sci-A) constellation name al-qaus, "the Bow." For the ind-Arabs, al-qaus was marked by the curved line of stars ξ2, o, π, d, ρ and u Sgr (corresponding to what in other cultures was Sagittarius among the zodiacal signs). The sci-Arabs used the indigenous name for the Greeks' Archer, alternatively translated as al-rami.

==Mythology==

==IAU Working Group on Star Names==
The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN on 2016/07/20.

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

==Reference==
*[[References|References (general)]]
* Kunitzsch, Paul; Smart, Tim (2006). A Dictionary of Modern star Names: A Short Guide to 254 Star Names and Their Derivations (2nd rev. ed.). Cambridge, Massachusetts: Sky Pub.

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