Anuradha

Authors: Susanne M Hoffmann, Youla Azkarrula

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Anuradha nakshatra in Tirupperunthurai (Athmanathaswamy temple) near Aranthangi, India, 10th century CE. (SMH 2025).

The nakshatras 17, 18, 19 mapped to the Stellarium star chart; Anuradha is the westernmost (right) one.

Anuradha (अनुराधा) is an Indian name, used by the Indian Vedic tradition. Most of these names are roughly 3000 years old. They pre-date Hinduism but were taken over by it.

Etymology and History

Name Variants

• Anuradha
• Maitra

Origin of Constellation

Anuradha means "following Radha". It is an asterism depicted as consisting of four stars. They are typically identified with β, δ, φ and ρ Scorpii, a rather recognizable configuation that forms almost a straight line. The same line forms the Chinese constellation Fang (房宿).

Stars within the Constellation Area

id	Label	IAU design.	description	Vmag
1	Dschubba	HIP 78401	Constellation lines (Vertex)	2.32
2	Acrab	HIP 78820	Constellation lines (Vertex)	2.5
3	Acrab	HIP 78820	Constellation lines	2.62
4	Fang	HIP 78265	Constellation lines	2.91
5	Iklil	HIP 78104	Constellation lines (Vertex)	3.86
6	ω 1 Scorpii	HIP 78933	Inside the hull	3.97
7	Jabbah	HIP 79374	Constellation lines (Vertex)	4
8	ω 2 Scorpii	HIP 78990	Inside the hull	4.33
9	Jabbah A	HIP 79374	Constellation lines (Vertex)	4.349

Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation

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  Display of all 28th nakshatra in a door frame in Tirupperunthurai (Athmanathaswamy temple) near Aranthangi, India, 10th century CE. (SMH 2025).
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  Display of all 28th nakshatra in silver arch with candles in Tirupperunthurai (Athmanathaswamy temple) near Aranthangi, India, 10th century CE. (SMH 2025).
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  Anuradha in Tirupperunthurai (Athmanathaswamy temple) near Aranthangi, India, 10th century CE. (SMH 2025).
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  Anuradha reconstructed by Jones (1720).

Mythology

mnemonic tales and cultural significance

References

• References (general)