Astronomy:Upsilon Eridani
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Short description: Four stars in the constellation Eridanus
Location of υ Eridani stars (circled)
The Bayer designation Upsilon Eridani (υ Eri / υ Eridani) is shared by four or seven stars, in the constellation Eridanus:
- υ1 Eridani (50 Eridani)
- υ2 Eridani (52 Eridani)
- υ3 Eridani (43 Eridani)
- υ4 Eridani (41 Eridani)
Some sources include the following stars:
- υ5 Eridani (f Eridani)
- υ6 Eridani (g Eridani)
- υ7 Eridani (h Eridani)
This series of stars bore the traditional proper names Theemim (also Theemin) and Beemin (also Beemim).[1][2] In 2016, the International Astronomical Union organized a Working Group on Star Names (WGSN)[3] to catalog and standardize proper names for stars. The WGSN approved the names Theemin for υ2 Eridani on 1 February 2017 and Beemim for υ3 Eridani on 30 June 2017; both are now included in the List of IAU-approved Star Names.[4]
References
- ↑ Hough, Carole, ed. (2016), The Oxford Handbook of Names and Naming, Oxford University Press, p. 762, ISBN 978-0191630422, https://books.google.com/books?id=B8LQCwAAQBAJ&pg=PT762.
- ↑ Allen, Richard Hinckley (1963), Star Names, Their Lore and Meaning, Dover Publications Inc, p. 220, ISBN 0486210790, https://archive.org/details/starnamestheirlo00alle/page/220
- ↑ "IAU Working Group on Star Names (WGSN)". https://www.iau.org/science/scientific_bodies/working_groups/280/. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
- ↑ "Naming Stars". IAU.org. https://www.iau.org/public/themes/naming_stars/. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
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