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==Etymology and History== |
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[[File:Eric Luyten+Ebbinghausen.png|alt=screenshot of text|thumb|discovery note (screenshot) of Luyten's star]] |
[[File:Eric Luyten+Ebbinghausen.png|alt=screenshot of text|thumb|discovery note (screenshot) of Luyten's star]] |
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Shortly after the discovery, “Luyten’s Star” started appearing in works: |
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* A list of nearby stars in an astronomy lab manual by R.K. Marshall) (1938), |
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* a Sky & Telescope article in 1941, |
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* a story on van de Kamp’s astrometric work by John Michels (1943), |
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* a textbook by Fath (1944), etc. |
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* "Luyten" in Allen (1963; Astrophysical Quantities), |
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* “Luyten’s Flare Star” in Burnham (1978). |
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* "Luyten's Star" in Spite & Lahmek (1982), |
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* Fernandez (1983), |
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* Sinnott & Perryman (1997), |
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* Cox (2000), |
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* Kaler (2006). |
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==Mythology== |
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Latest revision as of 13:46, 5 July 2024
modern name for GJ 273 = LHS 33 = BD+5 1668. Early parallax estimate of this high pm star (3.5”/yr) by Luyten & Ebbighausen (1935) of plx=0.40+-0.15” suggested it might be one of the closest stars. Current values: M3.5V star (V=9.9 mag) at d=3.8 pc. Two confirmed exoplanets and two candidates.
Etymology and History
Shortly after the discovery, “Luyten’s Star” started appearing in works:
- A list of nearby stars in an astronomy lab manual by R.K. Marshall) (1938),
- a Sky & Telescope article in 1941,
- a story on van de Kamp’s astrometric work by John Michels (1943),
- a textbook by Fath (1944), etc.
- "Luyten" in Allen (1963; Astrophysical Quantities),
- “Luyten’s Flare Star” in Burnham (1978).
- "Luyten's Star" in Spite & Lahmek (1982),
- Fernandez (1983),
- Sinnott & Perryman (1997),
- Cox (2000),
- Kaler (2006).
Name used sporadically in astro conference posters/proceedings: Biller+(2010), Vakoch+(2018), Marfil+(2018), Lazaro+(2019). Name has also appeared in numerous books including fiction.
Name is already in SIMBAD. Wikipedia
Mythology
IAU Star Name
WGSN discussed the name in 2022 but decided (for the time being) not to name stars after people.
