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The Great Compilation

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Pushya	Arrow	106	106	North	76 Middle	7	8
Ashlesha	Wheel	109	108	7 South	14 East	5	9
Magha	House	129	129	0 North	54 South	4	10
Purva Phalguni	Bed	144	147	12° North	46 North	2	11
Uttara Phalguni	Bed	155	155	13 North	50 North	2	12
Hasta	Hand	170	170	11° South	60	5	13
Chitra	Pearl & Lamp	180	103	20 South	40	1	14
Swati	Coral	199	199	37° North	74	1	15
Vishakha	Archway	213	212.5	130 North	78 North	4	16
Anuradha	Offering	224	224.5	1 - 44' South	64 Middle	4	17
Jyeshtha	Hair-knot	229.	229.5	4' - South	14 Middle	3	18

				3 - 30 South
Mula	Angry Lion	241	241	8 - 30' South	6 East	11	19
Purva Ashadha	Bed	254'	254	50 - 30 South	43	4	20
Uttara Ashadha	Elephant's Sport	260'	260'	5 South	North of the middle of Purva Ashadha	2	21
Abhijit The "intercalary" or 28th star often omitted in modern lists	Triangle	266' - 40	265	60° North	Remainder of Purva Ashadha, bright	3	21
				62° North


Shravana	Three Steps Refers to the three steps of Vishnu (Trivikrama)	280	278	30 North	In the remaining middle of Uttara Ashadha	3	22
Dhanishta	Drum	290	290	36 North	West of the last quarter of Shravana	4	23
Shatabhisha	Circle	320	320	0° - 30' South	80 Bright	100	24
				0° - - 18' - South		100.

				0 - 20' South
Purva Bhadrapada	Twin	336°	326	24° North	36 North	2	25
Uttara Bhadrapada	Bed	337	337	26° North	22 North	2	26
Revati	Small Drum	359-50	360°	30	79 South	32	27

And the Polar Longitude and Latitude of the Main Stars.

Star Name	English Name.	Longitude according to Surya Siddhanta & Brahmagupta.	Longitude according to Siddhanta Sarvabhauma.	Longitude according to Grahalaghava.	Latitude (1st Opinion) South/North.	Latitude (2nd Opinion) S. or N.	Latitude (3rd Opinion) S. or N.
Agastya	Canopus	90 } 87 }	85 - 5	80	80 South 87	770 - 6 South	76 South
Lubdhaka	Sirius	80 } 86 }	84 - 76	80	40 South	40'0'5 South	40° South
Agni	Beta Tauri	52	57 - 4	43	8 North	8 - - 14	8 North
Brahmahridaya	Capella	52	58.36	56	30 North	30.49'	31 North
Prajapati	Delta Aurigae	57	56 - 53	61	37 North	38.30	31 North
Apastvse Apah	} Delta Virginis	180	180	183 }	3 9 }	3	39 North 3 North

The table compares coordinates from several classical Indian astronomical treatises: the Surya Siddhanta, the works of Brahmagupta, the Siddhanta Sarvabhauma, and the Grahalaghava.

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