Bayer designations
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Bayer designations are a stellar naming system that labels stars within a constellation using a Greek or Latin letter followed by the Latin genitive form of the constellation’s name.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
astronomical nomenclature system
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stellar designation system ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
individual stars
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multiple-star systems ⓘ |
| classificationCriterion | membership in a specific constellation ⓘ |
| coexistsWith |
Flamsteed designations
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ⓘ
Henry Draper Catalogue numbers ⓘ Hipparcos Catalogue numbers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| domain |
astronomy
ⓘ
stellar astronomy ⓘ |
| example |
Alpha Centauri
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Alpha Lyrae NERFINISHED ⓘ Beta Orionis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followsWith | Latin genitive form of constellation name ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Greek letter
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Latin genitive constellation name ⓘ |
| hasNotationExample |
"α Centauri"
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"β Orionis" NERFINISHED ⓘ "γ Crucis" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubset |
Greek-letter Bayer designations
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Latin-letter Bayer designations ⓘ |
| historicalPurpose | systematic mapping of the sky ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Johann Bayer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedInWork | Uranometria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedInYear | 1603 ⓘ |
| languageOfConstellationNames | Latin ⓘ |
| laterExtendedTo | fainter stars in some constellations ⓘ |
| letterType |
lowercase Greek letters for most stars
ⓘ
uppercase Latin letters for some stars ⓘ |
| mayUse | superscript numbers for multiple stars ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Johann Bayer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notationPattern | "letter + Latin genitive of constellation" ⓘ |
| primaryOrderingPrinciple | apparent brightness within a constellation ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
constellation nomenclature
ⓘ
stellar cataloging ⓘ |
| scope | naked-eye stars originally ⓘ |
| secondaryOrderingPrinciple | position within a constellation ⓘ |
| standardizedBy | International Astronomical Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | widely used traditional star naming system ⓘ |
| typicalGreekLetterRange | Alpha to Omega ⓘ |
| usedFor | naming stars in constellations ⓘ |
| usedIn | modern stellar catalogs ⓘ |
| usesAlphabet |
Greek alphabet
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ⓘ
Latin alphabet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesScript |
Greek letters
ⓘ
Latin letters ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.