Corona Borealis

CrB star chart (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg)

One of the 88 IAU constellations.

Etymology and History

The Greek constellation ...

Origin of Constellation

Almagest Στέφανος

id	Greek (Heiberg 1898)	English (Toomer 1984)	ident.
	Στεφάνου βορείου ἀστερισμός	Constellation of Corona Borealis
1	ὁ λαμπρὸς ὁ ἐν τῷ Στεφάνῳ	The bright star in the crown	alf CrB
2	ὁ προηγούμευος πάντων.	The star most in advance of all	bet CrB
3	ὁ τούτῳ ἐπόμενος καὶ βορειότερος.	The one to the rear and to the· north of this	tet CrB
4	ὁ ἔτι τούτῳ ἑπόμενος καὶ βορειότερος	The one to the rear and north again of this	pi CrB
5	ὁ τῷ λαμπρῶ ἀπὸ μεσημβρίας ἑπόμενος.	The one to the rear of the bright star from the south	gam CrB
6	ὁ ἔτι τούτῳ ἐγγὺς ἐπόμενος	The one to the rear again of the latter, close by	del CrB
7	ὁ μετὰ τούτους πάλιν ἐπόμενος.	The one to the rear again of these	eps CrB
8	ὁ πᾶσι τοῦς ἐν τῷ Στεφάνῳ ἑπόμενος	The ,1 ar to the rear of all [the others) in the crown	iot CrB
	ἀστέρες ἢ, ὥν β’ μεγέθουςα, δ’ ε, εα, ξ’ ἂ.	8 star, 1 of the second magnitude, 5 of the fourth, 1 of the filth, I of the sixth

References

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