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Introduction Bharateeya Nakshatra system History of star names Loadstar software Mesha or Aries Vrishba or Taurus Mithuna or Gemini Karkataka or Cancer Simha or Leo Kanyaa or Virgo Tula or Libra Vrischika or Scorpio Dhanu or Sagitarius Makara or Capricorn Kumbha or Aquarius Meena or Pisces Conclusion Appendix References
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Figure 10 shows some of the the stars in Makara raashi which are Uttaraashadha and Shravana.
We have already discussed Uttarashadha nakshatra and its identification. The original nakshatra from vedic period, Abhijit, would be a star between Uttarashaadha and Shravana. Shravana Nakshatra is considered to be a star mansion of three stars. The following table presents candidate stars, which qualify as Shravana based on brightness, location with reference to moon traverse band, and distance from previous Nakshatra.
If one star is to be identified as representing Shravana, it is clearly 49d-cap of brightness+2.83 identified as SAO-164644 and HD-207098. It is 30 minutes or 8 degrees (E-W) away from Uttarashada, which is a part of Makara Raashi. Arabs also call Shravana as Deneb Al Geidi. Since half of Dhanishta is considered to be part of Kumbha raashi Figure 11 shows Dhanishta Nakshatra is considered to be a star mansion of four stars. The following table presents candidate stars which qualify as Dhanishta based on brightness, location with reference to moon traverse band, and distance from previous Nakshatra.
If one star is to be identified as representing Dhanishta, it is clearly 55z of brightness +3.66 identified as SAO-146107 and HD-213051. From a distance point of view this star is 45 minutes or about 12 degrees (E-W) away from Shravana. The Moon trajectory is within a few diameters of Dhanishta. In terms of Nakshatra-Raashi translation, 3/4 of Uttaraashaada, whole of shravana and 1/2 of Dhansihta are defined as belonging to Makara Raashi.
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