Shakata - Revision history

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	'''Śakata''', ''Rohiṇīśakaṭa'' (रोहिणीशकट)'','' [[Rohini]]'s Cart, is a traditional constellation, an Indian name for the [[Hyades]] in [[Taurus]]. Its age is unknown.		'''Śakata''', ''Rohiṇīśakaṭa'' (रोहिणीशकट)'','' [[Rohini]]'s Cart, is a traditional constellation, an Indian name for the [[Hyades]] in [[Taurus]]. Its age is unknown.

Sushoff at 10:50, 5 July 2026

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	Śakata, ''Rohiṇīśakaṭa'' (रोहिणीशकट)'','' [[Rohini]]'s Cart, is an Indian name for the [[Hyades]] in [[Taurus]]. Its age is unknown.		'''Śakata''', ''Rohiṇīśakaṭa'' (रोहिणीशकट)'','' [[Rohini]]'s Cart, is a traditional constellation, an Indian name for the [[Hyades]] in [[Taurus]]. Its age is unknown.

	Shakata is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN), which honours this ancient Indian constellation. It is the name of the star 75 Tau in constellation [[Taurus]].		'''Shakata''' is a '''modern star name''' adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN), which honours this ancient Indian constellation. It is the name of the star 75 Tau in constellation [[Taurus]].

	==Concordance, Etymology, History==		==Concordance, Etymology, History==

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 [[File:Guida alle costellazioni - Aldebaran.png|thumb|Hyades star cluster (CC BY  Roberto Mura)]]
 [[File:Shakatapaint.jpg|thumb|Cart in the Hyades (CC BY B. S. Shylaja)]]
 Śakata, ''Rohiṇīśakaṭa'' (रोहिणीशकट)'','' [[Rohini]]'s Cart, is an Indian name for the [[Hyades]] in [[Taurus]]. Its age is unknown.

YoulaAzkarrula at 05:43, 29 May 2026

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	[[Category:Indian]] [[Category:Asterism]] [[Category:Constellation]][[Category:Eurasia]][[Category:South Asian]]		[[Category:Indian]] [[Category:Asterism]] [[Category:Constellation]][[Category:Eurasia]][[Category:South Asian]] [[Category:Asian]]
	[[Category:Tau]][[Category:Hyades]]		[[Category:Tau]][[Category:Hyades]]

Sushoff at 18:36, 18 May 2026

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	== IAU Working Group on Star Names ==		== IAU Working Group on Star Names ==
	The name was discussed and adopted by the IAU WGSN in 2026 im memory of this constellation. As a recommendation by the Indian members of the WGSN, a star in the middle area of the V-shaped pattern, as the Rohini Shakata Bheda is culturally important and represented in historical sources.		The name was discussed and adopted by the IAU WGSN in 2026 im memory of this constellation. As a recommendation by the Indian members of the WGSN, a star in the middle area of the V-shaped pattern, as the Rohini Shakata Bheda is culturally important and represented in historical sources. The star 75 Tau was picked.

			75 Tauri is a single, orange-hued K-type star that generates energy by Helium-fusion.

	== Weblinks ==		== Weblinks ==

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	== IAU Working Group on Star Names ==		== IAU Working Group on Star Names ==
	The name was discussed and adopted by the IAU WGSN in 2026 im memory of this constellation.		The name was discussed and adopted by the IAU WGSN in 2026 im memory of this constellation. As a recommendation by the Indian members of the WGSN, a star in the middle area of the V-shaped pattern, as the Rohini Shakata Bheda is culturally important and represented in historical sources.

	== Weblinks ==		== Weblinks ==

Sushoff at 16:47, 17 May 2026

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	== Religion/ Tales/ Mythology ==		== Religion/ Tales/ Mythology ==
	In Hindu tradition, Rohini Shakata Bheda is linked to stories like the, a, warning by Shani (Saturn) to Dashrath regarding the dire consequences of this crossing. A Rohini Shakata Bheda by Venus occurred in summer 2025, for example.		In Hindu tradition, Rohini Shakata Bheda is linked to stories like the, a, warning by Shani (Saturn) to Dashrath regarding the dire consequences of this crossing. A Rohini Shakata Bheda by Venus occurred in summer 2025, for example.

			== IAU Working Group on Star Names ==
			The name was discussed and adopted by the IAU WGSN in 2026 im memory of this constellation.

	== Weblinks ==		== Weblinks ==

Sushoff at 16:35, 17 May 2026

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	[[File:Guida alle costellazioni - Aldebaran.png\|thumb\|Hyades star cluster (CC BY Roberto Mura)]]		[[File:Guida alle costellazioni - Aldebaran.png\|thumb\|Hyades star cluster (CC BY Roberto Mura)]]
	[[File:Shakatapaint.jpg\|thumb\|Cart in the Hyades (CC BY B. S. Shylaja)]]		[[File:Shakatapaint.jpg\|thumb\|Cart in the Hyades (CC BY B. S. Shylaja)]]
	~~Shakata~~, ''Rohiṇīśakaṭa'' (रोहिणीशकट)'','' [[Rohini]]'s Cart, is an Indian name for the [[Hyades]] in [[Taurus]]. Its age is unknown.		Śakata, ''Rohiṇīśakaṭa'' (रोहिणीशकट)'','' [[Rohini]]'s Cart, is an Indian name for the [[Hyades]] in [[Taurus]]. Its age is unknown.

			Shakata is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN), which honours this ancient Indian constellation. It is the name of the star 75 Tau in constellation [[Taurus]].

	==Concordance, Etymology, History==		==Concordance, Etymology, History==

Sushoff at 16:25, 14 May 2026

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	Hyades group is called Rohini Shakata - the cart of Rohini. When the moon or any planet is within the V-shape of Hyades it is called ''Rohini shakata bheda'' (cutting Rohini's cart).		Hyades group is called Rohini Shakata - the cart of Rohini. When the moon or any planet is within the V-shape of Hyades it is called ''Rohini shakata bheda'' (cutting Rohini's cart).
	[[File:Kugel_aur+tau.JPG\|thumb\|Kugel Globe: Taurus with a deity in a ~~cart~~, overlapping the area of modern Taurus+Auriga (drawing by SMH 2024)<ref>Hoffmann (2025), Some Results on the Ancient Globes, Globe Studies – The Journal of the International Coronelli Society, 69, 4169.</ref>]]		[[File:Kugel_aur+tau.JPG\|thumb\|Kugel Globe: Taurus with a deity in a chariot, overlapping the area of modern Taurus+Auriga (drawing by SMH 2024)<ref>Hoffmann (2025), Some Results on the Ancient Globes, Globe Studies – The Journal of the International Coronelli Society, 69, 4169.</ref>]]
	The only historical image preserved in an astronomical context is the engraving on the [[Kugel Globe]] that was proven of Indian origin by WGSN (2025)<ref>Susanne M. Hoffmann,* Khalid AlAjaji, B.S. Shylaja, Yang Boshun, Danielle Adams, Eric Mamajek, Ian Ridpath, Paul Baki, Juan Antonio Belmonte Avilés, Sze-Leung Cheung, Daniel Cunnama, Jörg Matthias Determann, M. Sadegh Faghanpour, Steven Gullberg, Duane Hamacher, Roland Laffitte, Alejandro M. López, Javier Mejuto, Thierry Montmerle, Clive Ruggles, Shi Yunli, Doris Vickers, Sun Xiaochun, and Hitoshi Yamaoka (2025). The IAU Working Group on Star Names (WGSN): '''Research Finds in 2025'''. ''Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage'', 28(4), 1026–1038 (2025).</ref>.		The only historical image preserved in an astronomical context is the engraving on the [[Kugel Globe]] that was proven of Indian origin by WGSN (2025)<ref>Susanne M. Hoffmann,* Khalid AlAjaji, B.S. Shylaja, Yang Boshun, Danielle Adams, Eric Mamajek, Ian Ridpath, Paul Baki, Juan Antonio Belmonte Avilés, Sze-Leung Cheung, Daniel Cunnama, Jörg Matthias Determann, M. Sadegh Faghanpour, Steven Gullberg, Duane Hamacher, Roland Laffitte, Alejandro M. López, Javier Mejuto, Thierry Montmerle, Clive Ruggles, Shi Yunli, Doris Vickers, Sun Xiaochun, and Hitoshi Yamaoka (2025). The IAU Working Group on Star Names (WGSN): '''Research Finds in 2025'''. ''Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage'', 28(4), 1026–1038 (2025).</ref>.

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	[[File:Guida alle costellazioni - Aldebaran.png\|thumb\|Hyades star cluster (CC BY Roberto Mura)]]		[[File:Guida alle costellazioni - Aldebaran.png\|thumb\|Hyades star cluster (CC BY Roberto Mura)]]
	[[File:Shakatapaint.jpg\|thumb\|Cart in the Hyades (CC BY B. S. Shylaja)]]		[[File:Shakatapaint.jpg\|thumb\|Cart in the Hyades (CC BY B. S. Shylaja)]]
	Shakata, ''Rohiṇīśakaṭa'' '','' [[Rohini]]'s Cart, is an Indian name for the [[Hyades]] in [[Taurus]]. Its age is unknown.		Shakata, ''Rohiṇīśakaṭa'' (रोहिणीशकट)'','' [[Rohini]]'s Cart, is an Indian name for the [[Hyades]] in [[Taurus]]. Its age is unknown.

	==Concordance, Etymology, History==		==Concordance, Etymology, History==