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Ok, I know about novelty star registeries, but that isn't what I'm wanting to know.
The ancients (Greeks, Romans, Persians, etc.) named many of the brighter stars. I know some of the brightest ones like Rigel, Betleguese, Antares, Ophiuchus... So, how many of the stars have names that are recognized by the scientific community (as opposed to those in the novelty registries)?
Is there a list somewhere?
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David Knisely
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Ok, I know about novelty star registeries, but that isn't what I'm wanting to know.
The ancients (Greeks, Romans, Persians, etc.) named many of the brighter stars. I know some of the brightest ones like Rigel, Betleguese, Antares, Ophiuchus... So, how many of the stars have names that are recognized by the scientific community (as opposed to those in the novelty registries)?
Is there a list somewhere?
There are probably around 250 to 300 properly-named stars in the entire sky, although there may be a few more than this (mostly additional stars named for astronomers who studied them: i.e. Barnard's Star, Plaskett's Star, Van Maanen's Star, etc.). Here is a list of the more prominent ones:
Proper Star Names
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Neale Howard's Telescope Handbook & Star Atlas has an appendix that lists 234 named stars. Many come from Arab/Muslim astronomers who did excellent work after the fall of the Roman empire.
I should probably add that this list does not include stars named by various non-Mediterranean civilizations in Asia, Africa, South America and such like. This would add a tremendous number to the list.
Think of Howard's as a good place to start, with many names you would find familiar.
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