Table of stars with Bayer designations
Appearance
This table lists those stars or other objects which have Bayer designations, grouped by the constellation part of the designation.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Antlia". Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ "Caelum". Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ "Rho Canis Majoris". Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ "Coma Berenices". Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Exploring the wonder of the Lacerta constellation: A guid to observing from Ireland". Retrieved 15 October 2024.
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Also designated Delta Pegasi (δ Pegasi, δ Peg) by Bayer, after Ptolemy – Bayer’s Uranometria and Bayer letters
- ^ Moved across the border from Aquila into the constellation Delphinus in 1992
- ^ Bayer also by mistake catalogued Xi Arietis under the name Psi Ceti (ψ Cet, ψ Ceti), which is no longer used – Bayer’s Uranometria and Bayer letters
- ^ Also designated as Beta Tauri (β Tau)
- ^ Now included in the constellation Lynx
- ^ Also designated Psi Herculis (ψ Herculis, ψ Her) by Bayer, after Ptolemy – Bayer’s Uranometria and Bayer letters
- ^ Bayer also by mistake catalogued Kappa Ceti under the name g Tauri, which is no longer used – Bayer’s Uranometria and Bayer letters
- ^ Also designated as Xi Arietis (ξ Ari)
- ^ Also designated as Nu2 Boötis (ν2 Boo)
- ^ Catalogued by Bayer as Gamma Scorpii (γ Sco, γ Scorpii), reassigned by Gould to Libra - Burnham, Robert (1978), Burnham's celestial handbook: an observer's guide to the universe beyond the Solar System, Dover Books on Astronomy, vol. 2 (2nd ed.), Courier Dover Publications, p. 1108, ISBN 0486235688.; Wagman, Morton (2003), Lost Stars, McDonald & Woodward, ISBN 0939923785
- ^ Now known as N Scorpii
- ^ Now known as H Scorpii
- ^ Lacaille's Theta Telescopii (θ Tel, θ Telescopii) was reassigned to Ophiuchus – Star Tales – Telescopium
- ^ Also designated as Alpha Andromedae (α And)
- ^ Now included in the constellation Andromeda
- ^ Bayer's Chi Persei is NGC 884, the eastern cluster of the Double Cluster – Wagman, Morton (2003), Lost Stars, McDonald & Woodward, ISBN 0939923785
- ^ Bayer's h Persei is NGC 869, the western cluster of the Double Cluster – Wagman, Morton (2003), Lost Stars, McDonald & Woodward, ISBN 0939923785
- ^ The star originally designated o Puppis (Latin lower case 'o') is now generally called Omicron Puppis.
- ^ Lacaille's Beta Telescopii (β Tel, β Telescopii) was reassigned to Sagittarius – Star Tales – Telescopium
- ^ Also designated as Sigma Librae (σ Lib)
- ^ Lacaille's Gamma Telescopii (γ Tel, γ Telescopii) was reassigned to Scorpius – Star Tales – Telescopium
- ^ Lacaille's Beta Normae (β Nor, β Normae) was reassigned to Scorpius – Star Tales – Norma
- ^ Lacaille's Alpha Normae (α Nor, α Normae) was reassigned to Scorpius – Star Tales – Norma
- ^ Also designated Gamma Aurigae (γ Aur, γ Aurigae) by Bayer, after Ptolemy – Bayer’s Uranometria and Bayer letters
- ^ Also designated as Eta Sagittarii (η Sgr)
- ^ Now known as G Scorpii
- ^ Also designated as d Ophiuchi (d Oph)