Abhijit (nakshatra)

For the given name, see Abhijit (name).

Abhijit (Hindi: अभिजित) is a unique nakshatra and the 22nd nakshatra in the Indian system of 28 nakshatras, out of which 27 are traditional nakshatras and this one is an intercalary nakshatra. It is a division located in the sidereal Capricorn (corresponding to the early portion of tropical Aquarius), spanning from the fourth pada of Uttara Ashadha to the first pada of Shravana. Abhijit is the Sanskrit name for Vega, the brightest star in the northern constellation of Lyra. The name Abhijit means "the victorious one" in Sanskrit.

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