Properties and Systems of Stars and Planets /
Designations of stars (and other celestial bodies) are done by the International Astronomical Union (IAU). Many of the star names in use today were inherited from the time before the IAU existed. Other names, mainly for variable stars (including novae and supernovae), are being added all the time. M...
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Delhi, India : College Publishing House,
2012
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| author | Bateman, Rosalee, author 650299 Mesa, Krystina, author 650300 |
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| description | Designations of stars (and other celestial bodies) are done by the International Astronomical Union (IAU). Many of the star names in use today were inherited from the time before the IAU existed. Other names, mainly for variable stars (including novae and supernovae), are being added all the time. Most stars, however, have no name and are referred to, if at all, by means of catalogue numbers. Most bright naked eye stars have traditional names, most of which derive from Arabic, but a few from Latin. There are a number of problems with these names, however. • Spellings are often not standardized (Almach or Almaach or Almak or Alamak) • Many stars have more than one name of roughly equal popularity (Mirfak or Algenib or Alcheb; Regor or Suhail al Muhlif, Alkaid or Benetnasch; Gemma or Alphecca; Alpheratz and Sirrah) • Because of imprecision in old star catalogs, it may not be clear exactly which star within a constellation a particular name corresponds to (eg, Alniyat, Chara). • Some stars in entirely different constellations may have the same name: Algenib in Perseus and Algenib in Pegasus; Gienah in Cygnus and Gienah in Corvus, Alnair in Grus and Alnair in Centaurus. |
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| spelling | KOHA-OAI-TEST:5975762023-08-28T07:16:00ZProperties and Systems of Stars and Planets / Bateman, Rosalee, author 650299 Mesa, Krystina, author 650300 text Electronic book 631902 Delhi, India : College Publishing House,2012engDesignations of stars (and other celestial bodies) are done by the International Astronomical Union (IAU). Many of the star names in use today were inherited from the time before the IAU existed. Other names, mainly for variable stars (including novae and supernovae), are being added all the time. Most stars, however, have no name and are referred to, if at all, by means of catalogue numbers. Most bright naked eye stars have traditional names, most of which derive from Arabic, but a few from Latin. There are a number of problems with these names, however. • Spellings are often not standardized (Almach or Almaach or Almak or Alamak) • Many stars have more than one name of roughly equal popularity (Mirfak or Algenib or Alcheb; Regor or Suhail al Muhlif, Alkaid or Benetnasch; Gemma or Alphecca; Alpheratz and Sirrah) • Because of imprecision in old star catalogs, it may not be clear exactly which star within a constellation a particular name corresponds to (eg, Alniyat, Chara). • Some stars in entirely different constellations may have the same name: Algenib in Perseus and Algenib in Pegasus; Gienah in Cygnus and Gienah in Corvus, Alnair in Grus and Alnair in Centaurus.Designations of stars (and other celestial bodies) are done by the International Astronomical Union (IAU). Many of the star names in use today were inherited from the time before the IAU existed. Other names, mainly for variable stars (including novae and supernovae), are being added all the time. Most stars, however, have no name and are referred to, if at all, by means of catalogue numbers. Most bright naked eye stars have traditional names, most of which derive from Arabic, but a few from Latin. There are a number of problems with these names, however. • Spellings are often not standardized (Almach or Almaach or Almak or Alamak) • Many stars have more than one name of roughly equal popularity (Mirfak or Algenib or Alcheb; Regor or Suhail al Muhlif, Alkaid or Benetnasch; Gemma or Alphecca; Alpheratz and Sirrah) • Because of imprecision in old star catalogs, it may not be clear exactly which star within a constellation a particular name corresponds to (eg, Alniyat, Chara). • Some stars in entirely different constellations may have the same name: Algenib in Perseus and Algenib in Pegasus; Gienah in Cygnus and Gienah in Corvus, Alnair in Grus and Alnair in Centaurus.URN:ISBN:9788132311676Remote access restricted to users with a valid UTM ID via VPN. |
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