Table of Contents
28 relations: Alphabet, Astronomical naming conventions, Astronomy, Bayer designation, Constellation, Fraktur, French language, Friedrich Wilhelm Argelander, General Catalogue of Variable Stars, Genitive case, German language, Germany, Institute of Astronomy of the Russian Academy of Sciences, International Astronomical Union, Latin, Latin script, Letter case, Lists of constellations, Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille, Q Carinae, R Coronae Borealis, Serpens, Star catalogue, Stellar designations and names, Sternberg Astronomical Institute, V603 Aquilae, Variable star, YZ Ceti.
Alphabet
An alphabet is a standard set of letters written to represent particular sounds in a spoken language.
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Astronomical naming conventions
In ancient times, only the Sun and Moon, a few stars, and the most easily visible planets had names.
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Astronomy
Astronomy is a natural science that studies celestial objects and the phenomena that occur in the cosmos.
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Bayer designation
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.
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Constellation
A constellation is an area on the celestial sphere in which a group of visible stars forms a perceived pattern or outline, typically representing an animal, mythological subject, or inanimate object.
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Fraktur
Fraktur is a calligraphic hand of the Latin alphabet and any of several blackletter typefaces derived from this hand.
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French language
French (français,, or langue française,, or by some speakers) is a Romance language of the Indo-European family.
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Friedrich Wilhelm Argelander
Friedrich Wilhelm August Argelander (22 March 1799 – 17 February 1875) was a German astronomer.
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General Catalogue of Variable Stars
The General Catalogue of Variable Stars (GCVS) is a list of variable stars in the Milky Way Galaxy.
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Genitive case
In grammar, the genitive case (abbreviated) is the grammatical case that marks a word, usually a noun, as modifying another word, also usually a noun—thus indicating an attributive relationship of one noun to the other noun.
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German language
German (Standard High German: Deutsch) is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, mainly spoken in Western and Central Europe. It is the most widely spoken and official or co-official language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and the Italian province of South Tyrol.
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Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), is a country in Central Europe.
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Institute of Astronomy of the Russian Academy of Sciences
The Institute of Astronomy of the Russian Academy of Sciences was known as the Astronomical Council of the Academy of Sciences USSR until 1990.
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International Astronomical Union
The International Astronomical Union (IAU; Union astronomique internationale, UAI) is an international non-governmental organization (INGO) with the objective of advancing astronomy in all aspects, including promoting astronomical research, outreach, education, and development through global cooperation.
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Latin
Latin (lingua Latina,, or Latinum) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages.
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Latin script
The Latin script, also known as the Roman script, is a writing system based on the letters of the classical Latin alphabet, derived from a form of the Greek alphabet which was in use in the ancient Greek city of Cumae in Magna Graecia.
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Letter case
Letter case is the distinction between the letters that are in larger uppercase or capitals (or more formally majuscule) and smaller lowercase (or more formally minuscule) in the written representation of certain languages.
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Lists of constellations
The following lists of constellations are available.
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Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille
Abbé Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille (15 March 171321 March 1762), formerly sometimes spelled de la Caille, was a French astronomer and geodesist who named 14 out of the 88 constellations.
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Q Carinae
The names q Carinae and Q Carinae are the Bayer designations of two different giant stars in the constellation Carina.
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R Coronae Borealis
R Coronae Borealis is a low-mass yellow supergiant star in the constellation of Corona Borealis. Variable-star designation and r Coronae Borealis are objects with variable star designations.
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Serpens
Serpens (Ὄφις||the Serpent) is a constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere.
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Star catalogue
A star catalogue is an astronomical catalogue that lists stars. Variable-star designation and star catalogue are stellar astronomy.
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Stellar designations and names
In astronomy, stars have a variety of different stellar designations and names, including catalogue designations, current and historical proper names, and foreign language names. Variable-star designation and stellar designations and names are stellar astronomy.
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Sternberg Astronomical Institute
The Sternberg Astronomical Institute (Государственный астрономический институт имени Штернберга in Russian), also known as GAISh (ГАИШ), is a research institution in Moscow, Russia, a division of Moscow State University.
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V603 Aquilae
V603 Aquilae (or Nova Aquilae 1918) was a bright nova first observed (from Earth) in the constellation Aquila in 1918. Variable-star designation and V603 Aquilae are objects with variable star designations.
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Variable star
A variable star is a star whose brightness as seen from Earth (its apparent magnitude) changes with time.
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YZ Ceti
YZ Ceti is a red dwarf star in the constellation Cetus. Variable-star designation and YZ Ceti are objects with variable star designations.
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References
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