The Fixed Stars

Mahasim

Theta Aurigae, Mahasim

'the wrist,' the joint of the driver's arm. It stands at about 27° Gemini (tropical).

The wrist of the rein-holding arm.

Theta Aurigae, Mahasim, takes its name from an Arabic word for the wrist, marking that joint in the driver's arm. A white star of the third magnitude, it carries little lore of its own beyond its anatomical place in the figure.

Little traditional lore attaches to this star; its interest is its place in the figure.