Stars and Asterisms with many Cultural Names: Difference between revisions

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In many cultures only for some of ofa few bright stars and star clusters are preserved. Hence, some stars will have many names. Here we give a list.
In many cultures only for some of ofa few bright stars and star clusters are preserved. Hence, some stars will have many names. Here we give a list.
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!Coma Star Cluster
!Hyades
!Pleiades
!M44 (Praesepe)
!alf Lyr (Vega)
!alf Aql (Altair)
!lam Aqr
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|modern
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|HIP 112961
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!Arabic
|Addafira
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!Babylonian
|[[Sissinnu]]
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!Chinese
|[[Langwei]]
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|Mao
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!Greek
|[[Coma Berenices|Plokamos]]
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!Indian
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|Satabhisa
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!Japanese
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|[[Orihime]]
|[[Hikoboshi]]
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!Kankanaey
|[[Kinallaúb]]
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!Locono
|[[Awarhakoya]]
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!Marshallese
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!Micronesian
|[[Itua ni Bure]]
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!Polynesian
|[[Fatana-lua]]
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Latest revision as of 07:09, 5 November 2024

In many cultures only for some of ofa few bright stars and star clusters are preserved. Hence, some stars will have many names. Here we give a list.

modern Coma Star Cluster Hyades Pleiades M44 (Praesepe) alf Lyr (Vega) alf Aql (Altair) lam Aqr
modern HIP 112961
Arabic Addafira
Babylonian Sissinnu
Chinese Langwei (郎位) Mao
Greek Plokamos
Indian Satabhisa
Japanese Orihime Hikoboshi
Kankanaey Kinallaúb
Locono Awarhakoya
Marshallese
Micronesian Itua ni Bure
Polynesian Fatana-lua