Talitha
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The traditional star name "Talitha" derives from the Arabic phrase, القفزة الثالثة (al-qafzat aθ-θāliθah or at-tālitah) meaning "The third leap [of the gazelle]", referring to an Arabic asterismAsterism (astronomy)
In astronomy, an asterism is a pattern of stars recognized on Earth's night sky. It may form part of an official constellation, or be composed of stars from more than one. Like constellations, asterisms are in most cases composed of stars which, while they are visible in the same general direction,...
. It refers to two stars in the Ursa Major constellation:
- Talitha Australis or Southern Talitha is Kappa Ursae MajorisKappa Ursae MajorisKappa Ursae Majoris is a binary star in the constellation Ursa Major. It is approximately 423 light years from Earth and has the traditional names Talitha Australis, Al Kaprah, and Alphikra Australis....
- Talitha Borealis or Northern Talitha is Iota Ursae MajorisIota Ursae MajorisIota Ursae Majoris is a star system in the constellation Ursa Major. It is approximately 47.7 light years from Earth. It has the traditional names Talitha, Talitha Borealis and Alphikra Borealis, and was also named Dnoces after Edward H. White II, an Apollo 1 astronaut...
Other
- Talitha (given name)Talitha (given name)Talitha is a rare feminine name meaning "little girl" in Aramaic, given in reference to the Biblical story in the Gospel of Mark in which Jesus Christ was said to have resurrected a dead child with the words "Talitha cumi" or "Talitha kum" or "Talitha koum," meaning "Little girl, I say to you,...
, article on the origin of the personal name- Talitha MacKenzieTalitha MacKenzieTalitha MacKenzie is an American world music recording artist, teacher and ethnomusicologist. Initially known for her work as the singing half of the original Mouth Music lineup, she has gone on to follow a highly-respected solo career...
, US singer and ethnomusicologist
- Talitha MacKenzie
- Talitha (thrips), a thrips genus in subfamily PhlaeothripinaePhlaeothripinaeThe Phlaeothripinae are a subfamily of thrips, with hundreds of genera.The Clidemia thrips Liothrips urichi, and the alligator weed thrips Amynothrips andersoni belong to this subfamily.-Genera:...
, named by Faure in 1958 - Talitha, a gelechoid moth genus in subfamily DepressariinaeDepressariinae| image = Psorosticha zizyphi .jpg| image_width = 240px| image_caption = Adult Psorosticha zizyphi| regnum = Animalia| phylum = Arthropoda| classis = Insecta| ordo = Lepidoptera| subordo = Glossata| infraordo = Heteroneura...
, invalidly named by Clarke in 1978 and later renamed Hozbeka - Talitha kum or Talitha kumi, an Aramaic phrase attributed to Jesus Christ in the Gospel of Mark