Detail of Bayer's chart for Orion showing the belt stars and Orion Nebula region, with both Greek and Latin letter labels visible
A Bayer designation is a stellar designation in which a specific star is identified by a Greek or Latin letter followed by the genitive form of its parent constellation's Latin name. The original list of Bayer designations contained 1,564 stars. The brighter stars were assigned their first systematic names by the German astronomer Johann Bayer in 1603, in his star atlas Uranometria. Bayer catalogued only a few stars too far south to be seen from Germany, but later astronomers (including Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille and Benjamin Apthorp Gould) supplemented Bayer's catalog with entries for southern constellations.
of Bayerdesignations contained 1,564 stars. The brighter stars were assigned their first systematic names by the German astronomer Johann Bayer in 1603...
Bayer included an additional 1,000 stars. The Uranometria introduced a new system of star designation which has become known as the Bayerdesignation...
given names. The earliest naming system which is still popular is the Bayerdesignation using the name of constellations to identify the stars within them...
those stars or other objects which have Bayerdesignations, grouped by the constellation part of the designation. Contents: A B C D E F G H I L M N O P...
necessarily visible with the naked eye.) Flamsteed designations for stars are similar to Bayerdesignations, except that they use numbers instead of Greek...
stars that do not have Bayerdesignations are assigned designations in a variable star scheme that superficially extends the Bayer scheme with uppercase...
consequence. In 1992, Rho Aquilae became the first star to have its Bayerdesignation "invalidated" by moving to a neighbouring constellation—it is now...
is the identifying index number, followed by the common name, the Bayerdesignation, and the etymology of the common name. Then the star's approximate...
between these two possibilities. Some bright visual double stars have a Bayerdesignation. In this case, the components may be denoted by superscripts. An example...
Thuban (/ˈθjuːbæn/), with Bayerdesignation Alpha Draconis or α Draconis, is a binary star system in the northern constellation of Draco. A relatively...
magnitudes. NameExoWorlds Stars named after people Table of stars with Bayerdesignations Traditional Chinese star names NASA compiled a "technical memorandum"...
these stars have multiple valid names or catalogue designations. The table lists their Bayerdesignation and the most common proper name. Most of the proper...
Argûs in puppi. Despite the division, Lacaille kept a single set of Bayerdesignations for the whole constellation, Argo. Therefore, Carina has the α, β...
is the brightest star in the constellation of Scorpius. It has the Bayerdesignation α Scorpii, which is Latinised to Alpha Scorpii. Often referred to...
a blue supergiant star in the constellation of Orion. It has the Bayerdesignation β Orionis, which is Latinized to Beta Orionis and abbreviated Beta...
constellation Leo and one of the brightest stars in the night sky. It has the Bayerdesignation designated α Leonis, which is Latinized to Alpha Leonis, and abbreviated...
a star located in the zodiac constellation of Taurus. It has the Bayerdesignation α Tauri, which is Latinized to Alpha Tauri and abbreviated Alpha Tau...
brightest star in the northern constellation of Lyra. It has the Bayerdesignation α Lyrae, which is Latinised to Alpha Lyrae and abbreviated Alpha Lyr...
19th century. Within Ursa Major the stars of the Big Dipper have Bayerdesignations in consecutive Greek alphabetical order from the bowl to the handle...
brightest star in the night sky at near-infrared wavelengths. Its Bayerdesignation is α Orionis, Latinised to Alpha Orionis and abbreviated Alpha Ori...
Tauri is the current Bayerdesignation, which is Latinised from β Tauri and abbreviated Beta Tau or β Tau. The original designation of Gamma Aurigae is...
Virgo and one of the 20 brightest stars in the night sky. It has the Bayerdesignation α Virginis, which is Latinised to Alpha Virginis and abbreviated Alpha...
Orion's Belt in the equatorial constellation of Orion. It has the Bayerdesignation ε Orionis, which is Latinised to Epsilon Orionis and abbreviated Epsilon...
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