Named star

Skat

HIP
113136
Designation
76 Del Aqr
Bayer designation
δ Aqr
Visual magnitude
3.27
Constellation
Water Bearer
Name approved by the IAU
2016-08-21

The IAU catalogue's account

Applied with various spellings since medieval times, from the Arabic word al-saq, "the shin", used in the Arabic Almagest in describing this star.

Source language
Arabic
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
Arabic
Ancient-layer signal
no simple cue found
Source form
al-sdq
Pronounced
skat
Literal meanings
the shin
Periods of use
Medieval

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.

The fields on this card were read off an OCR layer and are not checked against the printed page. The page number is given so the claim can be verified in your own copy.

Corpus chains passing through this star. Deviation is the cross-track angular distance of the third star from the great-circle plane.

  • Малая Медведица → Пегас → ВодолейМалое стадо → Благословение Авраама → Дающий воду жизниWith: Yildun, Matar · Deviation 0,000450373°
  • Водолей → Близнецы → ЛевДающий воду жизни → Страдающий Спаситель и воцарившийся Судия → Бог Отец - ЦарьWith: Castor, Ras Elased Australis · Deviation 0,000694966°

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