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 ύπὲρ τὴν έν τῇ πρύμνῃ ἀσπιδίσκηv β συνεχῶν
ὁ βορειότερος |
The northernmost of the 2 stars close together over the little shield in the poop | xi Pup |
| 4 | vοτιώτερος αὐτῶν | The southernmost of them | o Pup |
| 5 | ὁ τούτωv προηγούμεvος | The star in advance of these | m Pup
HR 2944 |
| 6 | ὁ έν μέσῃ τῇ ἀσπιδίσκῃ λαμπρός | The bright star in the middle of the little shield | HR 2948 +29 |
| 7 | τῶν ὑπο την ἀσπιδίσκην γ ὁ προηγούμενος | The most advanced of the 3 stars under the little shield | p Pup
HR 2922 |
| 8 | ὁ ἐπόμεvος αὐτῶν | The rearmost of them | 3 Pup |
| 9 | ὁ μέσος τῶν τριῶv | The middle one of the three | 1 Pup |
| ὁ ἐπὶ τοῦ χηvίσκου |
Mythology
IAU Working Group Star Names
The name was discussed and approved by the IAU WGSN in 2018 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.
