Situla
- HIP
- 111710
- Designation
- 63 Kap Aqr
- Bayer designation
- κ Aqr
- Visual magnitude
- 5.04
- Constellation
- Water Bearer
- Name approved by the IAU
- 2016-09-12
The IAU catalogue's account
A Latin word meaning "pot" or "bucket", used in Early Modern philological studies as the translation of the Arabic constellation name al-dalw, for Aquarius. Subsequently the word was applied as a star name to k Aqr. The Arabs located al-dalw ("the Well Bucket") in today's Square of Pegasus. In that location it corresponded to what in other cultures was Aquarius among the zodiacal signs. The Arabs subsequently used the indigenous name al-dalw for the Greek Water Pourer (Aquarius).
- Source language
- Latin
- Reference
- 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.
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.
From Kunitzsch & Smart
- Layer of tradition
- Roman/Latin
- Ancient-layer signal
- cue found
- Source form
- al-dalw; meaning
- Pronounced
- si' tu lu
- Literal meanings
- pot, or bucket; the Well Bucket; the Water Pourer
- Periods of use
- Renaissance
- Transmission notes
- translation
Source: Kunitzsch & Smart, A Dictionary of Modern Star Names, 2nd ed. 2006, p. 17
Layer of tradition and ancient-layer signal are not the dictionary authors' judgement but a keyword reading of the entry's wording. “No simple cue found” means exactly that — the parser found none — not that the name is late.
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This star is not part of any chain in the strict sub-corpus.
Other named stars of this constellation: