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* E.C. Pickering 1916, Popular Astronomy, 24, 690 reported multiple news items with title "Parallax of Barnard's Star with Large Proper Motion" summarizing letters from Frank Schlesinger, Director of Allegheny Observatory, and Prof. Henry Norris Russell, Princeton University, summarizing preliminary parallax estimates for the star. |
* E.C. Pickering 1916, Popular Astronomy, 24, 690 reported multiple news items with title "Parallax of Barnard's Star with Large Proper Motion" summarizing letters from Frank Schlesinger, Director of Allegheny Observatory, and Prof. Henry Norris Russell, Princeton University, summarizing preliminary parallax estimates for the star. |
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Latest revision as of 10:37, 18 May 2025
Barnard's Star is a modern star name adopted by the International Astronomical Union in the IAU-Catalog of Star Names (IAU-CSN). Its origin is Contemporary. It is the name of HIP87937 (V2500 Oph, GJ 699) in constellation Oph.
Etymology and History
Named after American astronomer E. E. Barnard who first measured the record high proper motion for this star in 1916, the name started appearing in the astronomical literature in the follow-up studies of the star and came into common use starting in the 1920s.
Mythology
IAU Working Group on Star Names
The name was adopted by the IAU WGSN on 2017/02/01.
Weblinks
- Website of the IAU WGSN: https://exopla.net/
Reference
- References (general)
- E.C. Pickering 1916, Popular Astronomy, 24, 690 reported multiple news items with title "Parallax of Barnard's Star with Large Proper Motion" summarizing letters from Frank Schlesinger, Director of Allegheny Observatory, and Prof. Henry Norris Russell, Princeton University, summarizing preliminary parallax estimates for the star.
