emamajek on 27-Apr-2015 16:03:53 GMT about * iot Dra
Iota Dra is often known by the proper name "Edasich" (or close variants). The name of the star has obviously been heavily corrupted over the years. Ulugh Beg (1437) called the star "Al Dibh" (Baily 1843, from Hyde's 1767 translation), and the 13th century Persian scholar Kazwini (Abu Yahya Zakariya' ibn Muhammad al-Qazwini) called it "Al Dhih" - the male Hyena (from Allen 1899). Since the 19th century, the star has appeared with the following names which have morphed into the modern word "Edasich":
(1) Ludewig Ideler (1809) "Untersuchungen über den Ursprung und die Bedeutung der Sternnamen" (Berlin) [as "El-dsich"].
(2) Elijah Hinsdale Burritt (1840) "The Geography of the Heavens, and Class Book of Astronomy; Accompanied by a Celestial Atlas" (5th Edition, with an introduction by Thomas Dick. New York, F.J. Huntington and Co.) [as "Asich"].
(3) Richard Hinckley Allen (1899) "Star-names and their meanings" (G.E. Stechert, New York) [as "Ed Asich"; aliases "Al Dhiba", "Al Dhih", "Eldsich", "Tso Choo"].
(4) 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) [as "Ed Asich"].
(5) Jack W. Rhoads (1971) "Technical Memorandum 33-507: A Reduced Star Catalog Containing 537 Named Stars", Jet Propulsion Laboratory California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA. [as "Edasich"].
(6) Robert Burnham, Jr. (1978) "Burnham's Celestial Handbook: An Observer's Guide to the Universe Beyond the Solar System" (Dover Publications) [as "Ed Asich"].
(7) Helmut Werner & Felix Schmeidler (1986) "Synopsis of the Nomenclature of the Fixed Stars" (Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellschaft mbH Stuttgart) [as "Ed Asich"].
(8) Dorris Hoffleit & Carlos Jaschek (1991) "The Bright Star Catalogue" (5th edition; Yale University Observatory, New Haven, CT, USA) [lists names "Ed Asich; Eldsich; Al Dhiba; Al Dhihi", apparently from Allen 1899].
(9) W.B. Smith "FK5 - SAO - HD - Common Name Cross Index" (1996) http://vizier.cfa.harvard.edu/viz-bin/Cat?IV/22 [as "Edasich"].
(10) Paul Kunitzsch & Tim Smart (2006) "A Short Guide to 254 Star Names and Their Derivations" (2nd Revised Edition, Sky Publishing, Cambridge MA, USA) [as "Edasich"].
(11) Ian Ridpath & Wil Tirion (2008) "Stars and Planets: The Most Complete Guide to the Stars, Planets, Galaxies, and the Solar System Fully Revised and Expanded edition" (Princeton University Press, Princeton) [as "Edasich"].
(12) IAU map of Draco: http://www.iau.org/static/public/constellations/gif/DRA.gif [as "Edasich"].
It appears that the contracted name "Edasich" - as it has appeared in compilations and atlases since the 1970s, and as quoted in the authoritative compendium of Kunitzsch & Smart (2006) and atlases #11 and #12 - is now the name in most common use.
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