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==Etymology and History== |
==Etymology and History== |
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Name of unknown etymology from Antonín Bečvář’s [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skalnate_Pleso_Atlas_of_the_Heavens ''Atlas Coeli Skalnaté Pleso |
Name of unknown etymology from Antonín Bečvář’s [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skalnate_Pleso_Atlas_of_the_Heavens ''Atlas Coeli Skalnaté Pleso''] (1951)<ref>[https://archive.org/details/becvar-atlas-1950 Atlas (1951)] & [https://archive.org/details/atlascoeliiikata0000anto Katalog (1960)], pp. 345-350.</ref> and later editions. Later, it appeared in Rhoads (1971), Hoffleit & Jaschek’s [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bright_Star_Catalogue ''Bright Star Catalogue''],<ref>[https://archive.org/details/brightstarcatalo0000dorr 4th edition (1982)], pp. xi-xii & 461-468 [Appendix II] & [https://vizier.cds.unistra.fr/viz-bin/VizieR-3?-source=V/50 5th edition (1991)].</ref> Moore (1990), Bakich (1995), Kunitzsch & Smart (2006), etc. |
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The etymology is unknown but highly likely, the name refers to [[wikipedia:Josef_Kajetán_Tyl|Josef Kajetán Tyl]], a Czech writer (1808-1858). He is best known for his authorship of the new Czech national anthem. |
The etymology is unknown but highly likely, the name refers to [[wikipedia:Josef_Kajetán_Tyl|Josef Kajetán Tyl]], a Czech writer (1808-1858). He is best known for his authorship of the new Czech national anthem. |
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Latest revision as of 13:58, 27 September 2024
A modern star name for Epsilon Draconis A = HR 7582. The star is V=3.91 mag, G7 giant at d=47 pc. Has companion B 3.6” away (V=6.8 mag).
Etymology and History
Name of unknown etymology from Antonín Bečvář’s Atlas Coeli Skalnaté Pleso (1951)[1] and later editions. Later, it appeared in Rhoads (1971), Hoffleit & Jaschek’s Bright Star Catalogue,[2] Moore (1990), Bakich (1995), Kunitzsch & Smart (2006), etc.
The etymology is unknown but highly likely, the name refers to Josef Kajetán Tyl, a Czech writer (1808-1858). He is best known for his authorship of the new Czech national anthem.
IAU Star Name
Name is already in SIMBAD: https://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=Tyl
Until March 2022, unable to find any other aliases for this particular star, and is only name for star in BSC. Yet, the IAU WGSN refrains from applying this name officially because it seems to be politically motivated.
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Reference
- ↑ Atlas (1951) & Katalog (1960), pp. 345-350.
- ↑ 4th edition (1982), pp. xi-xii & 461-468 [Appendix II] & 5th edition (1991).
