Editing Theta Scorpii (section)

==Nomenclature==
''θ Scorpii'' ([[Latinisation of names|Latinised]] to ''Theta Scorpii'') is the system's [[Bayer designation]]. The designations of the two components as ''Theta Scorpii A'' and ''B'' derive from the convention used by the Washington Multiplicity Catalog (WMC) for [[Star system|multiple star system]]s, and adopted by the [[International Astronomical Union]] (IAU).<ref name="planetnaming"/>

It bore the traditional name ''Sargas'', of [[Sumer]]ian origin.<ref name=burnham1978/> Another possible origin is [[Persian language|Persian]] for ''Arrow Head سر گز''. The name 'Sar Gaz' is used in [[Iran]] as a star name, and was used for timing irrigation water shares.<ref name="Nash"/> In 2016, the IAU organized a [[Working Group on Star Names]] (WGSN)<ref name="WGSN"/> to catalogue and standardize proper names for stars. The WGSN decided to attribute proper names to individual stars rather than entire [[multiple star|multiple systems]].<ref name="TriRpt18"/>  It approved the name ''Sargas'' for the star θ Scorpii A on 21 August 2016 and it is now so included in the List of IAU-approved Star Names.<ref name="IAU-LSN"/>

In [[Chinese astronomy|Chinese]], {{lang|zh|尾宿}} ({{lang|zh-Latn|Wěi Xiù}}), meaning ''[[Tail (Chinese constellation)|Tail]]'', refers to an [[asterism (astronomy)|asterism]] consisting of Theta Scorpii, [[Epsilon Scorpii]], [[Zeta1 Scorpii|Zeta<sup>1</sup> Scorpii]] and [[Zeta2 Scorpii|Zeta<sup>2</sup> Scorpii]], [[Eta Scorpii]], [[Iota1 Scorpii|Iota<sup>1</sup> Scorpii]] and [[Iota2 Scorpii|Iota<sup>2</sup> Scorpii]], [[Kappa Scorpii]], [[Lambda Scorpii]], [[Mu1 Scorpii|Mu<sup>1</sup> Scorpii]] and [[Upsilon Scorpii]].<ref>{{in lang|zh}} ''中國星座神話'', written by 陳久金. Published by 台灣書房出版有限公司, 2005, {{ISBN|978-986-7332-25-7}}.</ref> Consequently, the [[Chinese star names|Chinese name]] for Theta Scorpii itself is {{lang|zh|尾宿五}} ({{lang|zh-Latn|Wěi Xiù wǔ}}), "the Fifth Star of Tail".<ref>{{in lang|zh}} [http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/Museum/Space/Research/StarName/c_research_chinengstars_ala_alz.htm 香港太空館 - 研究資源 - 亮星中英對照表] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081025110153/http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/Museum/Space/Research/StarName/c_research_chinengstars_ala_alz.htm |date=2008-10-25 }}, Hong Kong Space Museum. Accessed on line November 23, 2010.</ref>