- Adhil
Adhil is the proper name for some stars in the
constellation Andromeda.History
Origin
"Adhil" was originally applied to the description of
Ptolemy 's 21st and 22nd of Andromeda in hisstar catalogue in Latin translated version of "Almagest ".:Etymology :"Adhil" is a
lingua franca term from an Arabic phrase الذيل "al-dhayl"[ að-ðáil] meaning "the train [of a garment] " (literally "the tail").:Identification:There are two kind of the identification of Ptolemy's 21st and 22nd of Andromeda.
:NotesRenaissance times
However Bayer gave "Adhil" for 60/b And in his prominent work "
Uranometria " in 1603, and Bode followed Bayer in his greatstar atlas "Uranographia " in 1801.Recent times
"Adhil" is applied to
Xi Andromedae from Manitius' identification of Ptolemy's 21st of Andromeda.See also
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Xi Andromedae (recent Adhil)
*60 Andromedae (Bayer and Bode's Adhil)
*49 Andromedae (one of "adhil" in the "Almagest")
*Chi Andromedae (one of "adhil" in the "Almagest")
*Syrma (Iota Virginis )
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