Terebellum
- HIP
- 98066
- Designation
- 58 Ome Sgr
- Bayer designation
- ω Sgr
- Visual magnitude
- 4.7
- Constellation
- Archer
- Name approved by the IAU
- 2017-09-05
The IAU catalogue's account
Ptolemy's Almagest lists four stars in a quadrilateral with ω Sgr the first in the list (the others being A, b, c Sgr). Bayer (1603) concludes this list with the note after "c": Has quatuor multi Terebellum seu τετράπλευρον vocant. A "terebellum" is an auger, so it designates the asterism at the tip of the tail and originally not a specific star.
- Source language
- Latin
- Reference
- Bayer (1603)
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.
This star is not part of any chain in the strict sub-corpus.
H1
Other named stars of this constellation:
- Kaus Australis1.79
- Nunki2.05
- Ascella2.6
- Kaus Media2.72
- Kaus Borealis2.82
- Albaldah2.88
- Alnasl2.98
- Polis3.84
- Arkab Prior3.96
- Rukbat3.96
- Arkab Posterior4.27
- Ainalrami4.86
- Gumala6.25