Mahasim
- HIP
- 28380
- Designation
- 37 The Aur
- Bayer designation
- θ Aur
- Visual magnitude
- 2.65
- Constellation
- Charioteer
- Name approved by the IAU
- 2017-06-30
The IAU catalogue's account
Arabic المِعْصَم al-miʽşam "the wrist", was used for λ Her by Bayer by misreading the Almagest (and its 1515 Latin translation) where the wrist is designated o Her. Allen 1899, 245 mentions that the 16th century Latin Almagest translation used the (misspelled) variant “Mahasim” for θ and η Aurigae.
- Source language
- Arabic
- Reference
- Allen (1899, 245)
Source: IAU Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN), Working Group on Star Names. The account is the IAU's own text and is quoted in full: it is published under CC BY.
Corpus chains passing through this star. Deviation is the cross-track angular distance of the third star from the great-circle plane.
- Скорпион → Овен → ВозничийЖало греха → Божий Агнец, освобождающий Свой народ → Господь Творения — Добрый Пастырь
- Возничий → Персей → ОвенГосподь Творения — Добрый Пастырь → Первое восстание → Божий Агнец, освобождающий Свой народ
Other named stars of this constellation: