La Superba
- HIP
- 62223
- Designation
- HIP 62223
- Bayer designation
- Y CVn
- Visual magnitude
- 5.42
- Constellation
- Hunting Dogs
- Name approved by the IAU
- 2018-08-10
The IAU catalogue's account
In 1868 Secchi used "superba" as an adjective to describe the star Y CVn, not as a proper name of the star. However, in 1876 Birmingham seems to have borrowed from Secchi this term and used it as a proper name of the star. As a consequence, in 1877 Secchi himself adopted the same name. Agnes Clerke attributed the term to Secchi, without distinguishing between the adjective and the name. In principle, it should be attributed to both Secchi and Birmingham, in my opinion.
- Source language
- Latin
- Reference
- Email from Ileana Chinnici, biographer of Secchi, to Ian Ridpath 2024 October 14.
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.
- Гончие Псы → Лебедь → Южная РыбаЖезл Пастыря → Спасительный Крест → Напоенный Божий народ
Other named stars of this constellation:
- Cor Caroli2.89
- Chara4.24
- Cor Caroli B5.61