Polis - Revision history

Rolandlaffitte at 11:09, 7 July 2026

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	Polis is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Coptic. It is the name of HIP 89341 (μ Sgr, HR 6812) in constellation Sgr.		Polis ( '''البلدة)''' is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Coptic. It is the name of HIP 89341 (μ Sgr, HR 6812) in constellation Sgr.

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

	The term in Coptic means "a foal". It was originally used for stars in the bow of the Archer but was moved over time.		The term in Coptic means "a foal". It was originally used for stars in the bow of the Archer but was moved over time.

			Roland Laffitte (2025): <blockquote>Introduit récemment, ce nom n’est pas, contraiment aux appa-rences, le grec ''πόλις'' ''polis'', mais le copte ''πολιc'' ''polis'', adaption de l’arabe ''al-Balda'', désignant la XXI<sup>e</sup> station lunaire. Il est aujourd’hui validé par l’UAI. Ar. : Mālik b. Anas, Ibn Qutayba. « ''πολιc'' [par erreur] civitas, Arabicè ''Elbaldeh'' », Athanasius Kircher, ''Lingua aegypta, rtestituta'', 567, relevé p/ Allen, repris par ''Simbad'', UAI. </blockquote>English<blockquote>Although it may not seem so at first glance, this recently introduced name is not the Greek πόλις (polis), but the Coptic πολιc (polis), an adaptation of the Arabic al-Balda, referring to the 21st lunar station. It has now been validated by the IAU. Arabic: Mālik b. Anas, Ibn Qutayba. “πολιc [erroneously] civitas, Arabicè Elbaldeh,” Athanasius Kircher, Lingua aegypta, rtestituta, 567, noted by Allen, cited by Simbad, IAU.</blockquote>

	==Mythology==		==Mythology==

YoulaAzkarrula at 12:19, 26 May 2026

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YoulaAzkarrula at 12:18, 26 May 2026

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

	~~the~~ term in Coptic means "a foal". It was originally used for stars in the bow of the Archer but was moved over time.		The term in Coptic means "a foal". It was originally used for stars in the bow of the Archer but was moved over time.

	==Mythology==		==Mythology==

Sushoff at 13:59, 20 January 2026

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	Polis is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Coptic. It is the name of HIP 89341 (μ Sgr, HR 6812) in constellation Sgr.		Polis is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Coptic. It is the name of HIP 89341 (μ Sgr, HR 6812) in constellation Sgr.

IanRidpath at 22:21, 18 June 2025

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	Polis is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Coptic. It is the name of ~~HIP89341~~ (μ Sgr, HR 6812) in constellation Sgr.		Polis is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Coptic. It is the name of HIP 89341 (μ Sgr, HR 6812) in constellation Sgr.

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

	the term in Coptic means "a foal." It was originally used for stars in the bow of the Archer but was moved over time.		the term in Coptic means "a foal". It was originally used for stars in the bow of the Archer but was moved over time.

	==Mythology==		==Mythology==

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{{DISPLAYTITLE:Polis}}
Polis is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Coptic. It is the name of HIP89341 (μ Sgr, HR 6812) in constellation Sgr.

==Etymology and History==

the term in Coptic means "a foal." It was originally used for stars in the bow of the Archer but was moved over time.

==Mythology==

==IAU Working Group on Star Names==
The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN on 2017/09/05.

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

==Reference==
*[[References|References (general)]]
* Greswell (1852)

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