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[[File:Lacaille LiliiAustrina marked.jpg|alt=screenshot with highlighting|thumb|Lilii Austrina in Lacaille's star list 1757. in: "Astronomiae fundamenta novissimis solis et stellarum observationibus stabilita, Lutetiae in Collegio mazarineo et in Africa ad caput Bonae Spei peractis a Nicolao Ludovico de La Caille" ]] |
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In his short list of right ascensions of selected stars, Lacaille 1757 named this star "The one south of the Lily" in Latin: Lilii Austrina. |
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==Etymology and History== |
==Etymology and History== |
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[[File:Lilium Pardies, Ignace-Gaston (1636-1673). Cartographe bnf-gallica.jpg|alt=screenshot of map with highlighting of the Lily|thumb|Lilium in "Globi coelestis in tabulas planas redacti descriptio auctore R.P." by Ignatio Gastone Pardies Societatis Jesu mathematico opus postumum" by Ignace-Gaston Pardies (1636-1673), [https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b59714416/f2.zoom digital]. ]] |
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The Lily was an emblem of France. In particular, in the time of Louis XIV this symbol was dedicated to the French king as the representative of the country. |
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==Mythology== |
==Mythology== |
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Revision as of 17:06, 11 July 2024
In his short list of right ascensions of selected stars, Lacaille 1757 named this star "The one south of the Lily" in Latin: Lilii Austrina.
Etymology and History
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Lilium in "Globi coelestis in tabulas planas redacti descriptio auctore R.P." by Ignatio Gastone Pardies Societatis Jesu mathematico opus postumum" by Ignace-Gaston Pardies (1636-1673), digital.
Augustin Royer (1679) introduced a new (now obsolete) constellation Lilium (The Lily). The Lily was an emblem of France. In particular, in the time of Louis XIV this symbol was dedicated to the French king as the representative of the country.
Mythology
IAU Working Group Star Names
As "Lilii Borea" has been applied to 39 Ari in 2017, the IAU discusses the parallel name in 2023/4.
Weblinks
- Ridpath, Ian, Star Tales: Lilium, the fleur-de-lis.
Reference
Lacaille, N.L. de (1757) Astronomiae fundamenta novissimis Solis et stellarum observationibus stabilita Lutetiæ in collegio Mazarinæo et in Africa ad Caput Bonæ Spei peractis. p.233.
