emamajek on 11-Apr-2015 03:35:22 GMT about * eta Vir
Eta Vir (HR 4689) is known by the proper name "Zaniah" in the following astronomy references:
(1) Richard Hinckley Allen (1899) "Star-names and their meanings" (G.E. Stechert, New York).
(2) William Tyler Olcott (1911) "Star Lore of All Ages" (G.P. Putnum's Sons, NY and London; republished as "Star Lore: Myths, Legends, and Facts", Dover Publications, Inc., Mineola, NY, USA 2004).
(3) Paul Kunitzsch & Tim Smart (2006) "A Short Guide to 254 Star Names and Their Derivations" (2nd Revised Edition, Sky Publishing, Cambridge MA, USA).
The origin of the name is discussed further in Allen (1899) and Kunitzsch & Smart (2006).
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