Graffias
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Graffias is the proper name for some stars in the constellations between Scorpius and Libra.
It can refer to:
- β Sco; later transferred from ξ Sco.
- ξ Sco (also 51 Lib); applied to Bayer's star list in his Uranometria.
- Burritt's ξ of Libra; applied to Burritt's star map.
- ζ Sco; applied to Becvar's star list, as Grafias.
[edit] References
- Allen, R. H., (1963). Star Names: Their Lore and Meaning (Reprint ed.). New York, NY: Dover Publications Inc. pp. 278, 369, 371. ISBN 0486210790.
- Bečvář, A., (1951). Atlas Coeli II - Catalogue 1950.0. Prague: Czechoslovak Astronomical Society.
- Burritt, E. H., (1835). Atlas, Designed to Illustrate the Geography of the Heavens (New ed.). New York, NY: F. J. Huntington.
- Kunitzsch, P., and, Smart, T., (2006). A Dictionary of Modern Star Names: A Short Guide to 254 Star Names and Their Derivations (2nd Revised ed.). Cambridge, MA: Sky Publishing. pp. 52–53. ISBN 1931559449.
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