Yaqana - Revision history

Sushoff at 19:29, 27 June 2026

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	[[File:Llama and baby llama greet us at Wiñaywayna.jpg\|thumb\|Llama and baby llama at Wiñaywayna (CC BY Bex Walton)]]		[[File:Llama and baby llama greet us at Wiñaywayna.jpg\|thumb\|Llama and baby llama at Wiñaywayna (CC BY Bex Walton)]]
	Yaqana, The Llama, is an Inka dark constellation. Yaqana is a mother llama and forms a super-constellation with Uñallamacha, the baby llama. As a constellation, he is represented in the area between [[Centaurus]] and [[Scorpius]]. As an Inka constellation, it has been used in South America.		Yaqana, The Llama, is an Inka dark constellation. Yaqana is a mother llama and forms a super-constellation with Uñallamacha, the baby llama. As a constellation, he is represented in the area between [[Centaurus]] and [[Scorpius]]. As an Inka constellation, it has been used in South America.
			[[File:Yaqana profileCard SadeghFaghanpour-IAU-WGSN.jpg\|thumb\|Yaqana, star name profile card (CC BY Sadegh Faghanpour for IAU WGSN).]]
	Since 2026, Yacana is also a modern star name for the star ε Normae.		Since 2026, Yacana is also a modern star name for the star ε Normae.

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	===Image Variants: Transfer and Transformation===		===Image Variants: Transfer and Transformation===
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	~~Example~~.jpg\|~~ancient manuscript 1~~		File:Yaqana profileCard SadeghFaghanpour-IAU-WGSN.jpg\|Yaqana star name profile card (CC BY Sadegh Faghanpour for IAU WGSN).
	~~Example~~.jpg\|~~Steve's mapping~~		File:Yaqana stickfigure SadeghFaghanpour-IAU-WGSN.jpg\|Yaqana constellation image (CC BY Sadegh Faghanpour for IAU WGSN).
	~~Example~~.jpg\|~~Jessica's painting ... something else ..~~.		File:Yaqana2 stickfigure SadeghFaghanpour-IAU-WGSN.jpg\|Yaqana star name in stick figure of Norma (CC BY Sadegh Faghanpour for IAU WGSN).
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YoulaAzkarrula at 05:54, 20 June 2026

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	[[Category:Inka]] [[Category:South American]] [[Category:American]]		[[Category:Inka]] [[Category:South American]] [[Category:American]]
	[[Category:Asterism]] [[Category:Constellation]] [[Category:Dark Constellation]]		[[Category:Asterism]] [[Category:Constellation]] [[Category:Dark Constellation]]
	[[Category:IAU-Star Name]]		[[Category:IAU-Star Name]] [[Category:Star Name]] [[Category:Nor]]

Sushoff at 16:20, 19 June 2026

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	[[File:Llama and baby llama greet us at Wiñaywayna.jpg\|thumb\|Llama and baby llama at Wiñaywayna (CC BY Bex Walton)]]		[[File:Llama and baby llama greet us at Wiñaywayna.jpg\|thumb\|Llama and baby llama at Wiñaywayna (CC BY Bex Walton)]]
	Yaqana, The Llama, is an Inka dark constellation. Yaqana is a mother llama and forms a super-constellation with Uñallamacha, the baby llama. As a constellation, he is represented in the area between [[Centaurus]] and [[Scorpius]]. As an Inka constellation, it has been used in South America.		Yaqana, The Llama, is an Inka dark constellation. Yaqana is a mother llama and forms a super-constellation with Uñallamacha, the baby llama. As a constellation, he is represented in the area between [[Centaurus]] and [[Scorpius]]. As an Inka constellation, it has been used in South America.

			Since 2026, Yacana is also a modern star name for the star ε Normae.

	==Provenance, Etymology, History==		==Provenance, Etymology, History==
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	[[Category:Inka]] [[Category:South American]] [[Category:American]]		[[Category:Inka]] [[Category:South American]] [[Category:American]]
	[[Category:Asterism]] [[Category:Constellation]] [[Category:Dark Constellation]]		[[Category:Asterism]] [[Category:Constellation]] [[Category:Dark Constellation]]
			[[Category:IAU-Star Name]]

YoulaAzkarrula: /* All HIP Stars within this constellation */

2026-06-16T11:41:05Z

All HIP Stars within this constellation

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YoulaAzkarrula: convex hull

2026-06-16T09:55:06Z

convex hull

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SteveGullberg at 05:07, 15 June 2026

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	!Source		!Source
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	!Identification		!Identification
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			\|''Llamacñawin''
			\|“eyes of the llama.”
			\|α and β Centauri
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	~~\|Vega~~
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	\|...		\|...
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	\|...		\|...

SteveGullberg: /* Origin of Constellation */

2026-06-15T05:06:41Z

Origin of Constellation

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	[[File:JessicasPaintings web 006.jpg\|thumb\|Yaqana, the She-Llama. The image depicts another llama, the mother-llama, breast-feeding her baby ("5") is no.4; Milky Way with Inka Dark Constellations (CC BY Jessica and Steven R. Gullberg).]]		[[File:JessicasPaintings web 006.jpg\|thumb\|Yaqana, the She-Llama. The image depicts another llama, the mother-llama, breast-feeding her baby ("5") is no.4; Milky Way with Inka Dark Constellations (CC BY Jessica and Steven R. Gullberg).]]
	[[File:Llama and baby llama greet us at Wiñaywayna.jpg\|thumb\|Llama and baby llama at Wiñaywayna (CC BY Bex Walton)]]		[[File:Llama and baby llama greet us at Wiñaywayna.jpg\|thumb\|Llama and baby llama at Wiñaywayna (CC BY Bex Walton)]]
	Yaqana, The Llama, is an Inka dark constellation. As a constellation, he is represented in the area of [[~~Vulpecula~~]]. As an Inka constellation, it has been used in South America.		Yaqana, The Llama, is an Inka dark constellation. Yaqana is a mother llama and forms a super-constellation with Uñallamacha, the baby llama. As a constellation, he is represented in the area between [[Centaurus]] and [[Scorpius]]. As an Inka constellation, it has been used in South America.

	==Provenance, Etymology, History==		==Provenance, Etymology, History==
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	* Yacana (Spanish spelling)		* Yacana (Spanish spelling)
	=== Origin of Constellation ===		=== Origin of Constellation ===
	Llamas figure prominently in many aspects of Inka culture and this celestial figure was thought to animate the llamas on the Earth. Yaqana is a constellation much larger than Hanpatu or Yutu and dominates the Inkas’ dark constellation section of the Milky Way. Yaqana is situated between Centaurus and ~~Scorpio~~. The prominent stars α and β Centauri serve as the llama’s eyes and as such are known as ''Llamacñawin'', the “eyes of the llama.” Below Yaqana is a smaller dark constellation called Uñallamacha that is said to be a cria, a baby llama, suckling its mother.		Llamas figure prominently in many aspects of Inka culture and this celestial figure was thought to animate the llamas on the Earth. Yaqana is a constellation much larger than Hanpatu or Yutu and dominates the Inkas’ dark constellation section of the Milky Way. Yaqana is situated between Centaurus and Scorpius. The prominent stars α and β Centauri serve as the llama’s eyes and as such are known as ''Llamacñawin'', the “eyes of the llama.” Below Yaqana is a smaller dark constellation called Uñallamacha that is said to be a cria, a baby llama, suckling its mother.

	These constellations are two of the dark constellations. According to oral traditions in the Qosqo area, Yaqana’s eyes (llamaqñawin) were Alpha and Beta Centauri, and Yaqana (a llama) with a long neck is swimming in a river of stars. It is easy to look the sky and see the constellation and also see the baby llama that breastfeeding.		These constellations are two of the dark constellations. According to oral traditions in the Qosqo area, Yaqana’s eyes (llamaqñawin) were Alpha and Beta Centauri, and Yaqana (a llama) with a long neck is swimming in a river of stars. It is easy to look the sky and see the constellation and also see the baby llama that breastfeeding.

	~~Llamas figure prominently in many aspects of Inca culture and this~~ celestial figure was thought to animate llamas on the Earth~~. Yacana is a constellation much larger than Hanp’atu or Yutu~~ and dominates the Incas’ dark constellation section of the Milky Way. Yacana is situated between Centaurus and Scorpio. The prominent stars α and β Centauri serve as the llama’s eyes and as such are known as ''Llamacñawin'', the “eyes of the llama.”		This celestial figure was thought to animate llamas on the Earth and has strong significance in Inka culture.

	==== Identifications ====		==== Identifications ====

SteveGullberg at 05:00, 15 June 2026

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	[[Category:Inka]] [[Category:South American]] [[Category:American]] [[Category:Asterism]] [[Category:Constellation]]		[[Category:Inka]] [[Category:South American]] [[Category:American]]
			[[Category:Asterism]] [[Category:Constellation]] [[Category:Dark Constellation]]

SteveGullberg at 05:00, 15 June 2026

2026-06-15T05:00:04Z

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	[[File:JessicasPaintings web 006.jpg\|thumb\|Yaqana, the She-Llama. The image depicts another llama, the mother-llama, breast-feeding her baby ("5") is no.4; Milky Way with Inka Dark Constellations (CC BY Jessica and Steven R. Gullberg).]]		[[File:JessicasPaintings web 006.jpg\|thumb\|Yaqana, the She-Llama. The image depicts another llama, the mother-llama, breast-feeding her baby ("5") is no.4; Milky Way with Inka Dark Constellations (CC BY Jessica and Steven R. Gullberg).]]
	[[File:Llama and baby llama greet us at Wiñaywayna.jpg\|thumb\|Llama and baby llama at Wiñaywayna (CC BY Bex Walton)]]		[[File:Llama and baby llama greet us at Wiñaywayna.jpg\|thumb\|Llama and baby llama at Wiñaywayna (CC BY Bex Walton)]]
	Yaqana ~~(... )~~, The Llama, is an Inka dark constellation. As a constellation, he is represented in the area of [[Vulpecula]].		Yaqana, The Llama, is an Inka dark constellation. As a constellation, he is represented in the area of [[Vulpecula]]. As an Inka constellation, it has been used in South America.
	As an Inka constellation, it has been used in South America ~~from ... to ..~~.

	==Provenance, Etymology, History==		==Provenance, Etymology, History==
	~~=== Origin of Constellation ===~~
	~~where was it mentioned, what is the earliest source ...~~

	==== Spelling Variants ====		==== Spelling Variants ====

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	* Qatachillay (Qechua name variant)		* Qatachillay (Qechua name variant)
	* Yacana (Spanish spelling)		* Yacana (Spanish spelling)
			=== Origin of Constellation ===
			Llamas figure prominently in many aspects of Inka culture and this celestial figure was thought to animate the llamas on the Earth. Yaqana is a constellation much larger than Hanpatu or Yutu and dominates the Inkas’ dark constellation section of the Milky Way. Yaqana is situated between Centaurus and Scorpio. The prominent stars α and β Centauri serve as the llama’s eyes and as such are known as ''Llamacñawin'', the “eyes of the llama.” Below Yaqana is a smaller dark constellation called Uñallamacha that is said to be a cria, a baby llama, suckling its mother.

			These constellations are two of the dark constellations. According to oral traditions in the Qosqo area, Yaqana’s eyes (llamaqñawin) were Alpha and Beta Centauri, and Yaqana (a llama) with a long neck is swimming in a river of stars. It is easy to look the sky and see the constellation and also see the baby llama that breastfeeding.

			Llamas figure prominently in many aspects of Inca culture and this celestial figure was thought to animate llamas on the Earth. Yacana is a constellation much larger than Hanp’atu or Yutu and dominates the Incas’ dark constellation section of the Milky Way. Yacana is situated between Centaurus and Scorpio. The prominent stars α and β Centauri serve as the llama’s eyes and as such are known as ''Llamacñawin'', the “eyes of the llama.”

	==== Identifications ====		==== Identifications ====
	Depending on the season and context, the term "Yaqana" ~~can have~~ the ~~following identifications:~~		Depending on the season and context, the term "Yaqana" is identified with a dark cloud in the Milky Way.

	* (a) The [[...]] (also ..., ...)
	* (b) The [[...]] (also ..., ...)

	=== Sources, Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation ===		=== Sources, Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation ===

Sushoff at 06:26, 9 June 2026

2026-06-09T06:26:07Z

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	[[File:JessicasPaintings web 006.jpg\|thumb\|Yaqana, the She-Llama, breast-feeding her baby ("5") is no.4; Milky Way with Inka Dark Constellations (CC BY Jessica and Steven R. Gullberg).]]		[[File:JessicasPaintings web 006.jpg\|thumb\|Yaqana, the She-Llama. The image depicts another llama, the mother-llama, breast-feeding her baby ("5") is no.4; Milky Way with Inka Dark Constellations (CC BY Jessica and Steven R. Gullberg).]]
	[[File:Llama and baby llama greet us at Wiñaywayna.jpg\|thumb\|Llama and baby llama at Wiñaywayna (CC BY Bex Walton)]]		[[File:Llama and baby llama greet us at Wiñaywayna.jpg\|thumb\|Llama and baby llama at Wiñaywayna (CC BY Bex Walton)]]
	Yaqana (... ), The Llama, is an Inka dark constellation. As a constellation, he is represented in the area of [[Vulpecula]].		Yaqana (... ), The Llama, is an Inka dark constellation. As a constellation, he is represented in the area of [[Vulpecula]].