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Theta Centauri or θ Centauri, officially named Menkent (/ ˈ m ɛ ŋ k ɛ n t /), [9] [10] is a single [11] star in the southern constellation of Centaurus, the centaur.With an apparent visual magnitude of +2.06, [2] it is the fourth-brightest member of the constellation.
Beta Carinae is the second-brightest star in the southern constellation of Carina. It has the official name Miaplacidus; [14] Beta Carinae is the star's Bayer designation, which is Latinised from β Carinae and abbreviated Beta Car or β Car. With apparent magnitude of 1.69, [3] it is one of the brightest stars in the night sky.
European constellation Number of stars Representing Winnowing Basket: 箕: Sagittarius: 4: Azure Dragon's dung, the role of rice bran to farm implements, also means the wind Chaff: 糠: Ophiuchus: 1: Lift out of bran Pestle: 杵: Ara: 3: Trace compounds wooden club
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η Ophiuchi (Latinised to Eta Ophiuchi) is the system's Bayer designation.WDS J17104-1544AB is its designation in the Washington Double Star Catalog.The designations of the two components as WDS J17104-1544 A and B derive from the convention used by the Washington Multiplicity Catalog (WMC) for multiple star systems, and adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU).
European constellation Number of stars Representing Horn: 角: Virgo: 2: Azure Dragon's angle Flat Road: 平道: Virgo: 2: Officer's road Celestial Farmland: 天田: Virgo: 2: The son of heaven Recommending Virtuous Men: 進賢: Virgo: 1 (+9) The recommended virtuous men Tripod of the Zhou: 周鼎: Coma Berenices: 3: The God Tripod or imperial ...
Beta Ceti (β Ceti, abbreviated Beta Cet, β Cet), officially named Diphda / ˈ d ɪ f d ə /, [14] is the brightest star in the constellation of Cetus.Although designated 'beta', it is actually brighter than the 'alpha' star in the constellation, Menkar, by half a magnitude.
δ Cassiopeiae (Latinised to Delta Cassiopeiae) is the star's Bayer designation.WDS J01258+6014A is its designation in the Washington Double Star Catalog.. It also bore the traditional names Ruchbah and Ksora; the former deriving from the Arabic word ركبة rukbah meaning "knee", [9] and the latter appeared in a 1951 publication, Atlas Coeli (Skalnate Pleso Atlas of the Heavens) by Czech ...