Azmidi
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A brief information (language, culture of origin)
Etymology and History
Almagest Star Catalogue for Argo
| No. | Greek (Heiberg 18xx) | English translation (Toomer 1984) | ident. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | τών ύπερ την έν τjj πρύμνrι Aσπιδίσκηv β συνεχών δ
βορειότερος |
The northernmost of the 2 stars close together over the little shield in the poop | xi Pup |
| 4 | vοτιώτερος αvτών | The southernmost of them | o Pup |
| 5 | The star in advance of these | m Pup
HR 2944 | |
| 6 | The bright star in the middle of the little shield | HR 2948 +29 | |
| 7 | The most advanced of the 3 stars under the little shield | p Pup
HR 2922 | |
| 8 | The rearmost of them | 3 Pup | |
| 9 | The middle one of the three | 1 Pup |
Mythology
IAU Working Group Star Names
The name was discussed and approved by the IAU WGSN in 2017 as Azmidi. As this star is already named ..., the WGSN chose ... (not to apply/ to apply the name to a neighbouring star/ to ...) in the IAU-CSN.
