Rukbat
Authors: IAU-WGSN Etymology Group, Roland Laffitte, Susanne M Hoffmann, Youla Azkarrula
Rukbat ( ركبة الرامي) 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 95347 (α Sgr, HR 7348) in constellation Sgr.
Etymology and History
Applied in recent times from an abbreviation of its sci-A name rukbat al-rami, "the Archer's Knee".
Roland Laffitte (2025):
Introduit sous cette forme moderne au XXe siècle, ce nom, aujourd’hui proposé par l’UAI, est le premier terme du nom arabe Rukbat al-Rāmī, « le Genou du Sagittaire », dans le ciel que les astronomes arabes ont hérité des Grecs. Ar. Rukbat al-Rāmī, al-Ṣūfī sur l’image, ms. St-Pétersbourg, ‘Rucba AlRâmî, Hyde, Allen > Rukbat, Rumrill, fr. : Benhamouda, Rhoads, etc., Simbad, UAI.
English
Introduced in this modern form in the 20th century, this name—now proposed by the IAU—is the first part of the Arabic name Rukbat al-Rāmī, “the Knee of Sagittarius,” in the sky that Arab astronomers inherited from the Greeks. Arabic: Rukbat al-Rāmī; al-Ṣūfī pictured; manuscript in St. Petersburg; ‘Rucba AlRâmî’; Hyde, Allen > Rukbat; Rumrill; French: Benhamouda, Rhoads, etc.; Simbad; IAU.
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 (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.
