Named star

Beemim

HIP
20535
Designation
43 Eri
Bayer designation
υ3 Eri
Visual magnitude
3.97
Constellation
Eridanus
Name approved by the IAU
2017-06-30

The IAU catalogue's account

Spelling variations of this name appeared in medieval sources for star 29 in Eridanus in the Almagest (Upsilon3 Eri), with the Alfonsine Tables (1492, Tabule Astronomice Alfonsi Regis) spelling it as "Beemim".

Source language
corrupted
Reference
Ptolemaeus. (1515). Almagestū Cl[audii] Ptolemei Pheludiensis Alexandrini Astronomo[rum] principis : opus ingens ac nobile omnes celorū motus continens ... Liechtenstein, Petrus.

Source: IAU Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN), Working Group on Star Names. The account is the IAU's own text and is quoted in full: it is published under CC BY.

Corpus chains passing through this star. Deviation is the cross-track angular distance of the third star from the great-circle plane.

  • Эридан → Орёл → ВолопасОгненная река Божьего суда → Низвергнутый как молния → Пастух и Страж Божьего СтадаWith: Okab, Seginus · Deviation 0,000692941°

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