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Flamsteed designation

Index Flamsteed designation

A Flamsteed designation is a combination of a number and constellation name that uniquely identifies most naked eye stars in the modern constellations visible from southern England. [1]

85 relations: Bayer designation, Benjamin Apthorp Gould, CK Vulpeculae, Constellation, Edmond Halley, England, Genitive case, Globular cluster, Gould designation, Great Britain, International Astronomical Union, Isaac Newton, Jérôme Lalande, Johann Elert Bode, Johannes Hevelius, John Flamsteed, List of stars in Andromeda, List of stars in Aquarius, List of stars in Aquila, List of stars in Aries, List of stars in Auriga, List of stars in Boötes, List of stars in Camelopardalis, List of stars in Cancer, List of stars in Canes Venatici, List of stars in Canis Major, List of stars in Canis Minor, List of stars in Capricornus, List of stars in Cassiopeia, List of stars in Cepheus, List of stars in Cetus, List of stars in Coma Berenices, List of stars in Corona Borealis, List of stars in Corvus, List of stars in Crater, List of stars in Cygnus, List of stars in Delphinus, List of stars in Draco, List of stars in Equuleus, List of stars in Eridanus, List of stars in Gemini, List of stars in Hercules, List of stars in Hydra, List of stars in Lacerta, List of stars in Leo, List of stars in Leo Minor, List of stars in Lepus, List of stars in Libra, List of stars in Lynx, List of stars in Lyra, ..., List of stars in Monoceros, List of stars in Ophiuchus, List of stars in Orion, List of stars in Pegasus, List of stars in Perseus, List of stars in Pisces, List of stars in Piscis Austrinus, List of stars in Sagitta, List of stars in Sagittarius, List of stars in Scorpius, List of stars in Serpens, List of stars in Sextans, List of stars in Taurus, List of stars in Triangulum, List of stars in Ursa Major, List of stars in Ursa Minor, List of stars in Virgo, List of stars in Vulpecula, Lynx (constellation), Naked eye, Planet, Precession, Right ascension, Star, Stellar designations and names, Students for the Exploration and Development of Space, Table of stars with Flamsteed designations, Uranus, 10 Ursae Majoris, 47 Tucanae, 51 Pegasi, 55 Cancri, 61 Cygni, 82 G. Eridani, 88 modern constellations. Expand index (35 more) »

Bayer designation

A Bayer designation is a stellar designation in which a specific star is identified by a Greek letter, followed by the genitive form of its parent constellation's Latin name.

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Benjamin Apthorp Gould

Benjamin Apthorp Gould (September 27, 1824 – November 26, 1896) was a pioneering American astronomer.

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CK Vulpeculae

CK Vulpeculae (also Nova Vulpeculae 1670) may be the oldest cataloged nova variable.

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Constellation

A constellation is a group of stars that are considered to form imaginary outlines or meaningful patterns on the celestial sphere, typically representing animals, mythological people or gods, mythological creatures, or manufactured devices.

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Edmond Halley

Edmond (or Edmund) Halley, FRS (–) was an English astronomer, geophysicist, mathematician, meteorologist, and physicist.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Genitive case

In grammar, the genitive (abbreviated); also called the second case, is the grammatical case that marks a word, usually a noun, as modifying another word, also usually a noun.

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Globular cluster

A globular cluster is a spherical collection of stars that orbits a galactic core as a satellite.

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Gould designation

Gould designations for stars are similar to Flamsteed designations in the way that they number stars within a constellation in increasing order of right ascension.

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Great Britain

Great Britain, also known as Britain, is a large island in the north Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe.

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International Astronomical Union

The International Astronomical Union (IAU; Union astronomique internationale, UAI) is an international association of professional astronomers, at the PhD level and beyond, active in professional research and education in astronomy.

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Isaac Newton

Sir Isaac Newton (25 December 1642 – 20 March 1726/27) was an English mathematician, astronomer, theologian, author and physicist (described in his own day as a "natural philosopher") who is widely recognised as one of the most influential scientists of all time, and a key figure in the scientific revolution.

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Jérôme Lalande

Joseph Jérôme Lefrançois de Lalande (11 July 1732 – 4 April 1807) was a French astronomer, freemason and writer.

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Johann Elert Bode

Johann Elert Bode (19 January 1747 – 23 November 1826) was a German astronomer known for his reformulation and popularisation of the Titius–Bode law.

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Johannes Hevelius

Johannes Hevelius Some sources refer to Hevelius as Polish.

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John Flamsteed

John Flamsteed FRS (19 August 1646 – 31 December 1719) was an English astronomer and the first Astronomer Royal.

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List of stars in Andromeda

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Andromeda, sorted by decreasing brightness.

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List of stars in Aquarius

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Aquarius, sorted by decreasing brightness.

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List of stars in Aquila

This is the list of 143 notable stars in the constellation Aquila, sorted by decreasing brightness.

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List of stars in Aries

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Aries, sorted by decreasing brightness.

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List of stars in Auriga

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Auriga, sorted by decreasing brightness.

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List of stars in Boötes

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Boötes, sorted by decreasing brightness.

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List of stars in Camelopardalis

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Camelopardalis, sorted by decreasing brightness.

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List of stars in Cancer

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Cancer.

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List of stars in Canes Venatici

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Canes Venatici, sorted by decreasing brightness.

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List of stars in Canis Major

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Canis Major, sorted by decreasing brightness.

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List of stars in Canis Minor

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Canis Minor, sorted by decreasing brightness.

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List of stars in Capricornus

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Capricornus, sorted by decreasing brightness.

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List of stars in Cassiopeia

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Cassiopeia, sorted by decreasing brightness.

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List of stars in Cepheus

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Cepheus, sorted by decreasing brightness.

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List of stars in Cetus

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Cetus, sorted by decreasing brightness.

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List of stars in Coma Berenices

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Coma Berenices, sorted by decreasing brightness.

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List of stars in Corona Borealis

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Corona Borealis, sorted by decreasing brightness.

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List of stars in Corvus

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Corvus, sorted by decreasing brightness.

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List of stars in Crater

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Crater, sorted by decreasing brightness.

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List of stars in Cygnus

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation of Cygnus, sorted by decreasing apparent magnitude.

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List of stars in Delphinus

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Delphinus, sorted by decreasing brightness.

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List of stars in Draco

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Draco.

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List of stars in Equuleus

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Equuleus, sorted by decreasing brightness.

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List of stars in Eridanus

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Eridanus, sorted by decreasing brightness.

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List of stars in Gemini

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Gemini, sorted by decreasing brightness.

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List of stars in Hercules

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Hercules, sorted by decreasing brightness.

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List of stars in Hydra

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Hydra, sorted by decreasing brightness.

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List of stars in Lacerta

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Lacerta, sorted by decreasing brightness.

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List of stars in Leo

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Leo, sorted by decreasing brightness.

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List of stars in Leo Minor

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Leo Minor, sorted by decreasing brightness.

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List of stars in Lepus

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Lepus, sorted by decreasing brightness.

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List of stars in Libra

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Libra, sorted by decreasing brightness.

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List of stars in Lynx

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Lynx, sorted by decreasing brightness.

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List of stars in Lyra

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Lyra, sorted by decreasing brightness.

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List of stars in Monoceros

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Monoceros, sorted by decreasing brightness.

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List of stars in Ophiuchus

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Ophiuchus, sorted by decreasing brightness.

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List of stars in Orion

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Orion, sorted by decreasing brightness.

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List of stars in Pegasus

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Pegasus, sorted by decreasing brightness.

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List of stars in Perseus

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Perseus, sorted by decreasing brightness.

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List of stars in Pisces

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Pisces, sorted by decreasing brightness.

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List of stars in Piscis Austrinus

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Piscis Austrinus, sorted by decreasing brightness.

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List of stars in Sagitta

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Sagitta, sorted by decreasing brightness.

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List of stars in Sagittarius

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Sagittarius, sorted by decreasing brightness.

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List of stars in Scorpius

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Scorpius, sorted by decreasing brightness.

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List of stars in Serpens

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Serpens, sorted by decreasing brightness.

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List of stars in Sextans

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Sextans, sorted by decreasing brightness.

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List of stars in Taurus

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Taurus, sorted by decreasing brightness.

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List of stars in Triangulum

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Triangulum, sorted by decreasing brightness.

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List of stars in Ursa Major

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Ursa Major, sorted by decreasing brightness.

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List of stars in Ursa Minor

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Ursa Minor, sorted by decreasing brightness.

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List of stars in Virgo

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Virgo, sorted by decreasing brightness.

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List of stars in Vulpecula

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Vulpecula, sorted by decreasing brightness.

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Lynx (constellation)

Lynx is a constellation named after the animal, usually observed in the northern sky.

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Naked eye

Naked eye, also called bare eye or unaided eye, is the practice of engaging in visual perception unaided by a magnifying or light-collecting optical instrument, such as a telescope or microscope.

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Planet

A planet is an astronomical body orbiting a star or stellar remnant that is massive enough to be rounded by its own gravity, is not massive enough to cause thermonuclear fusion, and has cleared its neighbouring region of planetesimals.

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Precession

Precession is a change in the orientation of the rotational axis of a rotating body.

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Right ascension

Right ascension (abbreviated RA; symbol) is the angular distance measured only eastward along the celestial equator from the Sun at the March equinox to the (hour circle of the) point above the earth in question.

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Star

A star is type of astronomical object consisting of a luminous spheroid of plasma held together by its own gravity.

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Stellar designations and names

Designations and names of stars (and other celestial bodies) are currently primarily mediated in the scientific community by the International Astronomical Union (IAU), a de facto authority.

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Students for the Exploration and Development of Space

Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (SEDS) is an international student organization whose purpose is to promote space exploration and development through educational and engineering projects.

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Table of stars with Flamsteed designations

This table lists those stars/objects which have Flamsteed designations by the constellation in which those stars/objects lie.

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Uranus

Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun.

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10 Ursae Majoris

10 Ursae Majoris (10 UMa) is a star in the constellation Lynx.

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47 Tucanae

47 Tucanae, 47 Tuc (or NGC 104) is a globular cluster located in the constellation Tucana.

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51 Pegasi

51 Pegasi (abbreviated 51 Peg), also named Helvetios, is a Sun-like star located from Earth in the constellation of Pegasus.

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55 Cancri

55 Cancri (abbreviated 55 Cnc) is a binary star approximately 41 light-years away from the Sun in the constellation of Cancer.

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61 Cygni

61 Cygni Not to be confused with 16 Cygni, a more distant system containing two G-type stars harboring the gas giant planet 16 Cygni Bb.

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82 G. Eridani

82 G. Eridani (HD 20794, HR 1008, e Eridani) is a star about 20 light years away from Earth in the constellation Eridanus.

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88 modern constellations

In modern astronomy, the sky (celestial sphere) is divided into 88 regions called constellations, generally based on the asterisms (which are also called "constellations") of Greek and Roman mythology.

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Redirects here:

Flamsteed designations, Flamsteed number, Flamsteed numbers, List of constellations using Flamsteed star designations.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flamsteed_designation

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