Pushya
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Pushya (Sanskrit: पुष्य), meaning "the nourisher", is the 8th nakshatra (lunar mansion) in Indian astronomy. Some texts refer to it as Tishya, meaning "to look". It corresponds to the stars γ, δ, and θ Cancri in the constellation Cancer, which surround the Beehive Cluster (Praesepe, M44). Its appearance is described in Indian star catalogs as meghavt "cloudy", referring to the star cluster.[1] Pushya is known as Pushyami (పుష్యమి) in Telugu, Poosam (பூசம்) in Tamil, and Pooyam (പൂയം) in Malayalam.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Puṣya (पुष्य)". All Skies Encyclopaedia. IAU Working Group on Star Names. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
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