Corona Australis - Revision history

Ericmamajek: /* Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation */

2026-08-13T04:01:57Z

Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation

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	* Centaur's Crown (Cicero, Avienus) or Corona Sagittarii		* Centaur's Crown (Cicero, Avienus) or Corona Sagittarii
	* Corona Sine Honore (Germanicus)		* Corona Sine Honore (Germanicus)
	* Rota Ixionis (Greek: Τροχός Ἰξιόνος, Trochos Ixionos, or "Rota Ixionis"), the Wheel of Ixion		* Rota Ixionis (Greek: Τροχός Ἰξιόνος, Trochos Ixionos, or "Rota Ixionis"), the Wheel of Ixion. Ixion was punished by Zeus for attempting to seduce Hera, part of the origin story of Centaurs.
	* Coelum (Albumasar), Coelulum, parvum Coelum (the little sky = canopy) from Satyricon (Martianus Capella, 5th century)		* Coelum (Albumasar), Coelulum, parvum Coelum (the little sky = canopy) from Satyricon (Martianus Capella, 5th century)
	* Al Kubbah, Tortoise (Al Sufi)		* Al Kubbah, Tortoise (Al Sufi)

Dorvic: /* Hyginus */

2026-08-13T03:06:46Z

Hyginus

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	===== Hyginus =====		===== Hyginus =====
	Ixion, however, is mentioned in Hyginus in the section where he discusses the identity of the "kneeling" figure (Hyg. astr. 2, 6, 4: <blockquote>hunc etiam nonnulli Ixiona brachiis vinctis esse dixerunt [... ]; alii Promethea in monte Caucaso vinctum.		Ixion, however, is mentioned in Hyginus in the section where he discusses the identity of the "kneeling" figure (Hyg. astr. 2, 6, 4): <blockquote>hunc etiam nonnulli Ixiona brachiis vinctis esse dixerunt [... ]; alii Promethea in monte Caucaso vinctum.

	Some have also said that Ixion was bound by his arms [...]; others that Prometheus was bound on Mount Caucasus. </blockquote>The identification depends on two neighboring objects in the sky towards which he appears to be stretching out his hands: the Lyre and the Crown. The widely accepted sequence of the constellations, which Hyginus also follows, is indeed: Crown, Hercules, Lyre. Engonasin owes his identification with Orpheus or Theseus to the Lyre; and his identification with Theseus, Ixion, or Prometheus to the Crown.		Some have also said that Ixion was bound by his arms [...]; others that Prometheus was bound on Mount Caucasus. </blockquote>The identification depends on two neighboring objects in the sky towards which he appears to be stretching out his hands: the Lyre and the Crown. The widely accepted sequence of the constellations, which Hyginus also follows, is indeed: Crown, Hercules, Lyre. Engonasin owes his identification with Orpheus or Theseus to the Lyre; and his identification with Theseus, Ixion, or Prometheus to the Crown.

Dorvic: /* Aratos */

2026-08-13T03:05:45Z

Aratos

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	===== Aratos =====		===== Aratos =====
	not mentioned as constellation, although Allen (1899)<ref name=":2">Allen, Richard Hinckley (1899). Star Names - Their Lore and Meaning. Dover Publications, Inc., New York</ref> cites Cicero and other later authors to interpret him this way - surely, he mentions the asterism but unnamed		not mentioned as constellation, although Allen (1899)<ref name=":2">Allen, Richard Hinckley (1899). Star Names - Their Lore and Meaning. Dover Publications, Inc., New York</ref> cites Cicero and other later authors to interpret him this way - surely, he mentions the asterism but unnamed.

			===== Hyginus =====
			Ixion, however, is mentioned in Hyginus in the section where he discusses the identity of the "kneeling" figure (Hyg. astr. 2, 6, 4: <blockquote>hunc etiam nonnulli Ixiona brachiis vinctis esse dixerunt [... ]; alii Promethea in monte Caucaso vinctum.

			Some have also said that Ixion was bound by his arms [...]; others that Prometheus was bound on Mount Caucasus. </blockquote>The identification depends on two neighboring objects in the sky towards which he appears to be stretching out his hands: the Lyre and the Crown. The widely accepted sequence of the constellations, which Hyginus also follows, is indeed: Crown, Hercules, Lyre. Engonasin owes his identification with Orpheus or Theseus to the Lyre; and his identification with Theseus, Ixion, or Prometheus to the Crown.

	===== Eratosthenes =====		===== Eratosthenes =====

Sushoff: /* Hipparchus */

2026-08-03T11:05:00Z

Hipparchus

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	===== Hipparchus =====		===== Hipparchus =====
	not mentioned<ref>Hoffmann, Susanne M (2017). Hipparchs Himmelsglobus – Ein Bindeglied in der babylonisch-griechischen Astrometrie?, Springer Research, Wiesbaden, New York</ref> (Allen 1899 is wrong assigning it; the asterism has been known, of course, but it is not treated as a constellation in the rising and setting constellations)		not mentioned<ref>Hipparchos: Kommentar zu den ”Himmelserscheinungen“ des Aratos und des Eudoxos, Übers. von Manitius, Carolus, Teubner Verlag, Leipzig, 1894</ref><ref>Hoffmann, Susanne M (2017). Hipparchs Himmelsglobus – Ein Bindeglied in der babylonisch-griechischen Astrometrie?, Springer Research, Wiesbaden, New York</ref> (Allen 1899 is wrong assigning it; the asterism has been known, of course, but it is not treated as a constellation in the rising and setting constellations)

	===== Geminos =====		===== Geminos =====

Sushoff at 11:00, 3 August 2026

2026-08-03T11:00:34Z

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	===== Aratos =====		===== Aratos =====
	not mentioned as constellation, although Allen (1899) cites Cicero and other later authors to interpret him this way - surely, he mentions the asterism but unnamed		not mentioned as constellation, although Allen (1899)<ref name=":2">Allen, Richard Hinckley (1899). Star Names - Their Lore and Meaning. Dover Publications, Inc., New York</ref> cites Cicero and other later authors to interpret him this way - surely, he mentions the asterism but unnamed

	===== Eratosthenes =====		===== Eratosthenes =====
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	===== Hipparchus =====		===== Hipparchus =====
	not mentioned (Allen 1899 is wrong assigning it; the asterism has been known, of course, but it is not treated as a constellation in the rising and setting constellations)		not mentioned<ref>Hoffmann, Susanne M (2017). Hipparchs Himmelsglobus – Ein Bindeglied in der babylonisch-griechischen Astrometrie?, Springer Research, Wiesbaden, New York</ref> (Allen 1899 is wrong assigning it; the asterism has been known, of course, but it is not treated as a constellation in the rising and setting constellations)

	===== Geminos =====		===== Geminos =====
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	Geminos (1st century BCE) is the first author to treat this asterism as a constellation on his own; he names it Notios Stephanos,<ref name=":1" /> Southern Crown.		Geminos (1st century BCE) is the first author to treat this asterism as a constellation on his own; he names it Notios Stephanos,<ref name=":1" /> Southern Crown.

	Allen (1899) preserves the alternative names		Allen (1899)<ref name=":2" /> preserves the alternative names

	* Centaur's Crown (Cicero, Avienus) or Corona Sagittarii		* Centaur's Crown (Cicero, Avienus) or Corona Sagittarii

Sushoff: /* Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation */

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Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation

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	===== Geminos =====		===== Geminos =====
	Notios Stephanos		Notios Stephanos<ref name=":1">James Evans & J. Lennart Berggren (2007). Geminos's Introduction to the Phenomena. A Translation and Study of a Hellenistic Survey of Astronomy. Princeton University Press</ref>

	==== Almagest ====		==== Almagest ====
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	=== Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation ===		=== Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation ===
	Geminos (1st century BCE) is the first author to treat this asterism as a constellation on his own; he names it Notios Stephanos, Southern Crown.		Geminos (1st century BCE) is the first author to treat this asterism as a constellation on his own; he names it Notios Stephanos,<ref name=":1" /> Southern Crown.

	Allen (1899) preserves the alternative names		Allen (1899) preserves the alternative names

Sushoff: /* Aratos */

2026-08-03T10:56:54Z

Aratos

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	===== Aratos =====		===== Aratos =====
			not mentioned as constellation, although Allen (1899) cites Cicero and other later authors to interpret him this way - surely, he mentions the asterism but unnamed

	===== Eratosthenes =====		===== Eratosthenes =====
			not mentioned

	===== Hipparchus =====		===== Hipparchus =====
			not mentioned (Allen 1899 is wrong assigning it; the asterism has been known, of course, but it is not treated as a constellation in the rising and setting constellations)

	===== Geminos =====		===== Geminos =====
			Notios Stephanos

	==== Almagest ====		==== Almagest ====
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	=== Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation ===		=== Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation ===
			Geminos (1st century BCE) is the first author to treat this asterism as a constellation on his own; he names it Notios Stephanos, Southern Crown.

	Allen (1899) preserves the alternative names		Allen (1899) preserves the alternative names

Sushoff: /* Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation */

2026-08-03T10:49:09Z

Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation

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	* Al Fakkah, the Dish		* Al Fakkah, the Dish
	* Al Ikill al Janubiyyah		* Al Ikill al Janubiyyah
	* Alachil Algenubi (Chilmead)		* Alachil Algenubi (Chilmead), Elkleil Elgenubi (Riccioli), Aladil Algenubi (Caesius)
	* Elkleil Elgenubi (Riccioli)
	* Aladil Algenubi (Caesius)
	* Spira Australis, Southern Coil (Caesius), as Crown of Eternal Life (Lalande?)		* Spira Australis, Southern Coil (Caesius), as Crown of Eternal Life (Lalande?)
	* Diadem of Salomo (Julius Schiller)		* Diadem of Salomo (Julius Schiller)

Sushoff: /* Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation */

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Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation

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 === Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation ===
 <gallery>
 File:CrA Fortin1795.jpg|CrA in Fortin's Atlas Céleste, 3rd edition (1795).

Sushoff at 08:55, 29 July 2026

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 [[File:Corona Australis IAU.svg|alt=star chart|thumb|CrA star chart (IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine, Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg).]]
 One of the [[:Category:88_IAU-Constellations|88 IAU constellations]]. The constellation was invented in the first century CE.