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Delta Sagittarii (δ Sagittarii, abbreviated Delta Sgr, δ Sgr), formally named Kaus Media / ˌ k ɔː s ˈ m iː d i ə /, [10] [11] is a star in the southern zodiac constellation of Sagittarius. The apparent visual magnitude of this star is +2.70, [ 2 ] making it easily visible to the naked eye.
Meaning Arabic name Scientific star name Kalb: Kaʿab Dhiy l-ʿInān: the Shoulder of the Rein-holder: كعب ذي العنان Iota Aurigae. also named Hassaleh. Kaffaljidhma: al-Kaff al-Jadhmā' the Cut-short Hand: الكف الجذماء Gamma Ceti: Kaus Australis, Kaus Media, Kaus Borealis: al-Qaws: the Bow: القوس Epsilon Sagittarii ...
Delta Sagittarii (δ Sgr) ("Kaus Meridionalis"), is a K2 spectra star with magnitude 2.71 about 350 light years from Earth. [ 8 ] Eta Sagittarii (η Sgr) is a double star with component magnitudes of 3.18 and 10, while Pi Sagittarii (π Sgr) ("Albaldah") [ 9 ] is actually a triple system whose components have magnitudes 3.7, 3.8, and 6.0.
Gamma Sagittarii, Delta Sagittarii and Eta Sagittarii were Al Naʽām al Wārid (النعم الوارد), the 'Going Ostriches'. [20] Gamma Sagittarii and Delta Sagittarii were Akkadian Sin-nun‑tu, or Si-nu-nu‑tum, 'the Swallow'. [20] Kaus Australis is listed in the Babylonian compendium MUL.APIN as MA.GUR 8, meaning "the Bark". [21]
BD F Star Names and other designations Mag. Ly away Comments ε: 20: Epsilon Sagittarii, Kaus Australis: 1.79: 145: قوس qaws bow + austrālis southern; σ: 34: Sigma Sagittarii, Nunki, Sadira, Pelag [citation needed]
In Chinese, 箕 (Jī), meaning Winnowing Basket, refers to an asterism consisting of Gamma Sagittarii, Delta Sagittarii, Epsilon Sagittarii and Eta Sagittarii. Consequently, Gamma 2 Sagittarii itself is known as 箕宿一 (Jī Sù yī, English: the First Star of Winnowing Basket.) [15]
λ Sagittarii (Latinised to Lambda Sagittarii) is the star's Bayer designation. It bore the traditional name Kaus Borealis, which derives from the Arabic قوس qaws 'bow' and Latin boreālis 'northern'. In 2016, the International Astronomical Union organized a Working Group on Star Names (WGSN) [11] to catalog and standardize proper names for ...
In the star catalogue of Al Achsasi al Mouakket, four stars are mentioned as belonging to it: Gamma Sagittarii, Delta Sagittarii, Epsilon Sagittarii and Eta Sagittarii. The name is short for Arabic النعامة الواردة Al Naʽāma al Wārida, meaning "the ostrich going down to the water".