Star in Leo

Zosma

δ Leo HR 4357 HIP 54872

From the Greek word ζῶσμα, "girdle" or "loin cloth". In Renaissance times this word was erroneously said to have been used to describe δ Leo in a medieval Greek text. Correctly, the text has ὀσφῦς, "hip" or "lower back"…

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Astronomy

Official IAU information

Designation

HR 4357

HIP

54872

Bayer ID

δ Leo

IAU adoption

2016/07/20

Name origin

From the Greek word ζῶσμα, "girdle" or "loin cloth". In Renaissance times this word was erroneously said to have been used to describe δ Leo in a medieval Greek text. Correctly, the text has ὀσφῦς, "hip" or "lower back" (after Ptolemy). The name "Zosma" (transliterated from the erroneous Greek word) was applied in recent times.

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