Talk:List of stars in Canis Minor

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Etymologies[edit]

Etymologies listed here don't fit into the table; please add them in respective star articles with sources.--JyriL talk 14:51, 1 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

BD F Names and other designations Mag. Ly away Comments
α 10 Procyon, Alpha Canis Minoris, Antecanis, Al Shira, Elgoaisa 0.40 11.4
  • binary star
  • nearby
  • < الغميصاء al-ghumaisa’, The bleary-eyed (woman), in contrast to "العبور" The teary-eyed (woman), which is Sirius.
  • <الشعرى الشامية al-shi'ra al-shamiyah, The "Shami" (Syrian) sign. The other Shira is Sirius. Ancient arabs used "Al-sham" (Syria) to signify the north, thus the meaning is "The northern sign".
  • < προκύον The fore-dog (before the Dog Star)
β 3 Beta Canis Minoris, Gomeisa 2.89 170
  • Gamma Cassiopeiae variable
  • < مرزم الغميصاء mirzam al-ghumaisa', The "wrapper" of al-ghumaisa. Later shortened to "Gomeisa". "Mirzam" may also mean the cord or the girdle.

Partly revert[edit]

  • λ for this star is Bayer designation, but designated by Bode.
  • The constellation Puppis was not in Flamsteed's catalogue because the constellation Argo Navis was subdivided after him.
See Wagman (2003): Lost Stars, p.460.--Bay Flam (talk) 06:58, 9 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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